Police troops barracks

War damage to the police troop barracks in Willemsdorp in May 1940. The barracks were heavily damaged during the fighting in May 1940 by Dutch artillery firing at the Moerdijk bridgehead from the Hoeksche Waard. The building has already had a lot to endure, because a fire broke out in the building in 2017. Fortunately, the beautiful barracks, which was already built in 1938, are still standing. The building is now a municipal monument. Apartments have been built in the building. Next to the police troop barracks, you will find the monument for the fallen of the Willemsdorp Covering Detachment. A little further on is the monument for the crew of the Dutch TV-856 bomber which was shot down in an attempt to bomb the Moerdijk bridge.