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In 1947 the Dutch government decided that the
bodies of Dutchmen killed in Germany would be brought back to The
Netherlands. In 1948 the Oorlogsgravenstichting started construction of
the National Field of Honour Loenen and on 18 October 1949 Princess
Wilhelmina opened the Field of Honour. Today about 4000 Dutchman are
buried here and this number is growing each year. Among the people
buried here are military, resistance fighters, civilians and victims of
forces labour in Germany. Since the 1980's the Field of Honour is not
just a burial place for casualties of World War 2 but also of military
and civilians killed during humanitarian missions and peace operations.
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