History Sint-Oedenrode

world war ii

during second world war sint-oedenrode suffered tremendously. in may 1940 german army invaded low countries , france, , due retreat peel-raam line dutch armed forces skirmishes arouse in sint-oedenrode in attempt keep enemy @ bay. after capitulation (15 may 1940, in zeeland 2 days later) sint-oedenrode found under german occupation. there small german luftwaffe detachment of 15 people providing manned look-out (just royal observer corps) allied planes undertaking operations against volkel air base , eindhoven (air base welschap, eindhoven airport).

during final months of occupation mayor (appointed queen wilhelmina of netherlands) sacked , replaced pro-german mayor. reasons sacking central distribution office plundered blank distribution cards necessary coupons males hiding arbeitseinsatz (compulsory labour in german war industry) , using fake names. mayor tried sabotage arbeitseinsatz.

with beginning of operation market garden in 1944, sint-oedenrode situated on important location between allied landing zones in son , veghel. general eisenhower , field marshal montgomery had important task of keep corridor (which ran through sint-oedenrode) open passage of british xxx corps conquer nijmegen.

monument dutch

in september 1944 liberation of sint-oedenrode came during operation market-garden envisaged field marshal bernard law montgomery. 101st airborne division liberated town of sint-oedenrode (the market part) after para droppings in fields in vicinity. followed british xxx army corps (the garden part). brief time 18th-century castle henkenshage used allied hq.

the british left 150 comrades behind, americans 125. twenty-two british soldiers buried @ general cemetery in sint-oedenrode. of british reburied @ uden war cemetery , did find final resting place in mierlo. americans buried in wolfswinkel (son en breugel) reburied in margraten or us.

on september 16, 1994 101st airborne veterans revealed war monument monument dutch . monument gift veterans civilians fought alongside of troops, surprise , relief of soldiers. inscription on monument in english , reads dedicated people of corridor veterans of 101st airborne division, in grateful appreciation of courage, compassion , friendship . monument can found alongside road corridor constructed after war between key points of actual corridor: allied supply route eindhoven nijmegen.

post-war era

in twentieth century growth of n.v. oda steel works , ovenbouw v/h h.j. van de kamp, later n.v. oda steel furniture (now part of multinational royal ahrend) created employment in sint-oedenrode. sint-oedenrode regularly erroneously referred rural municipality. former market town urbanization had begun @ end of 19th , 20th centuries. excessive urbanization evident fact in 1930 more half of population not engaged in agriculture. after neighboring municipalities schijndel , veghel, sint-oedenrode @ time third industrialized town of eastern north-brabant. around 1950 sint-oedenrode lost third place uden, began develop after designated core congregation.

in 1956 30% of inhabitants of sint-oedenrode involved in agriculture.