[3] Baarland is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages on a ridge.

In 1295, an army of the County of Flanders landed in Baarland to revenge the plundering of Floris V, Count of Holland and Zeeland.

After a long combat, the local armies managed to drive back the Flemish,[5] however Baarland had to be rebuilt.

[6] On 26 October 1944, the Allied forces tried to land at Baarland and attack the Germans from the rear.

Despite heavy losses and strong resistance, the Allies managed to liberate the area.

Almost half the houses in Baarland were severely damaged, and the village was evacuated.