Red Cross & Military Authority from Maastricht

1944-09-18
Just after liberation of Valkenburg, on September 18th, 1944, a delegation of the Red Cross and the povisional Military Government came from Maastricht to offer medical assistance and to identify and recover corpses of German soldiers lying in some places. That work took several days, but since we are not sure, on which of those days the pictures of it were taken, we dated them all on that first day.

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The Heidegroeve on Plenkertstraat was one of the caves, in which the people of Valkenburg sought refuge during the liberation days. A delegation of the Red Cross and the Military Authority came from Maastricht to offer assistance.
Here the delegation from Maastricht poses with some Valkenburgers in front of the entrance.
From left to right: 1. Town supervisor Sjang Drissen, Emmalaan; 2. Military in navy uniform; 3. Unknown; 4. American military, driver of delegation from Maastricht; 5. Unknown; 6. Military in pre-war air force uniform? 7. Ben M. Koster [1.]; 8. Probably Red Cross member, Maastricht department or Ned. Red Cross soldier; 9. Pierre Schunck, Plenkertstraat [2.]; 10. Military in pre-war army uniform?; 11 Jos. Quaedvlieg, Walramplein/Hovetstraat.
Photo: Frans Hoffman