The liberation of this area by British units was the prelude to the liberation of Helmond, which three days later on September 25, 1944 became a fact with less dramatic loss. The location chosen for the monument is based on historical facts where the struggle was fiercest, namely in the vicinity of the railway crossing.
In 2005 a number of residents of Mierlo-Hout came up with the proposal to build a monument. A committee was set up and the plan was discussed with the Mierlo-Hout neighborhood-council and later with the art and culture department of the municipality of Helmond.
However, the realization of the monument would take another six years and the final unveiling took place in the 67th year of liberation on September 22, 2011. The management and maintenance as well as the organization of the liberation commemorations is now in the hands of the current HMMH Foundation (Stichting Herdenkingsmonument Mierlo-Hout).