Marechaussee Barracks & Pear Tree

This former boarding school from 1868 became a military police barracks during the war. Behind the barracks were cells where the Hoeks brothers spent the night on 7 July 1944 before being transported to Vught.

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Under this pear tree, Janus and Jan Hoeks said goodbye to their family. The tree is now a monument because of its historical significance, not its appearance.

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