Memorial 40-45 Kapelle

Memorial 40-45 Kapelle: a place of remembrance An often forgotten but important chapter of World War II is that in the May days of 1940 and the war years that followed, thousands of French soldiers fought on Dutch soil. Many died in and around Kapelle, but also in other places in Zeeland and other parts of the country. On the French Military Field of Honor, within walking distance of the Memorial 40-45 Kapelle museum, 229 of them are buried. It is the only French World War II Field of Honor in the Netherlands, making it a special place. The names of over 600 fallen soldiers are inscribed on the memorial. Using the collection in our museum, we tell the impressive and often personal stories of the French soldiers in the Netherlands, the stories of the people from the village of Kapelle who knew them and the remarkable history of the French Field of Honor. Museum Memorial 40-45 Kapelle is not only a museum. For example, every year in May it organizes, in cooperation with the municipality of Kapelle, the event week Toujours Kapelle, in which all activities revolve around the role of the French armed forces in the Netherlands during the Second World War and the relationship with contemporary France. Furthermore, the museum gives ample attention to education and school classes can visit the museum throughout the year. If you wish to visit our museum, there is the possibility of a (free) tour of the museum, during which we also visit the French Field of Honor. The tours are given by one of our guides. However, you can also explore the museum and the Field of Honor on your own. For current opening hours and other visitor information see website