The 'Monument 1940-1945' in Wagenborgen (municipality of Eemsdelta) was established in memory of 27 Canadian soldiers and thirteen fellow citizens who lost their lives during World War II due to acts of war, including the Jewish sisters Betje and Sinette Stoppelman. The monument also commemorates two Dutch soldiers who died during the colonial war in Indonesia in the former Dutch East Indies.
The 'Monument 1940-1945' in Wagenborgen (municipality of Eemsdelta) is a boulder with a plaque.
The stone is placed on a pedestal. The memorial is 2 meters high, 1 meter wide, and 1 meter deep.
Texts
The plaque on the boulder bears the names of 27 Canadian soldiers and 13 residents of Wagenborgen who lost their lives during World War II.
The text on the pedestal reads:
‘WE REMEMBER
’40 – ’45.’
