World War II Liberation
March 31, 1945 was the liberation day for Winterswijk during World War II. Before the city was liberated,there was a tank battle on 29 March in one of the townships called:Woold, with 60 Sherman tanks. The 53e Wales-division was moving from Bocholt via Aalten to Winterswijk. The tank battle resulted in 16 German and 9 British soldiers losing their lives. On March 30, 1945 (Good Friday) around nine 'o clock in the evening allied forces had a struggle just over five km south of Winterswijk. On March 31 the first allied troops finally reached the Slingestream near Winterswijk. March 31 is marked as the official day to remember the liberation of Winterswijk, despite of the fact that, in the late afternoon of March 30 parts of Miste and Woold were already liberated.
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