St. Oedenrode is a village 16 kilometres north of
Eindhoven and about 7.5 kilometres east of the main road from Eindhoven
to s'Hertogenbosch. This cemetery is in the precincts of the Roman
Catholic Church, which faces the market square. The graves are in a
prominent position, surrounding a high mound on the eastern side of the
Cemetery.
St. Oedenrode was occupied by the Germans until the arrival of the 101st
American Airborne Division on September 17th, 1944, followed two days
later by units of the British Army. Together British and Americans
established a corridor through the commune for the passage of troops,
and in this fighting there were casualties among both soldiers and
civilians. A temporary hospital was set up in the Roman Catholic girls'
school at Oedenrode, and the British soldiers who died there were buried
in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. |
