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  • Landing sites – then fields and orchards

    Landing sites – then fields and orchards Historical and recent images combined: Polish paratroopers near Overasselt in September 1944 along with a present-day photo of Driel

    On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Markant Outdoorcentrum

    Markant Outdoorcentrum

    Outdoor activities: Markant Outdoorcentrum is the perfect location for outdoor activities and rec...

    BRAAMT

    Other outdoor sports

  • The Household Cavalry came to reinforce the Polish troops with eight armored cars

    The Household Cavalry came to reinforce the Polish troops with eight armored cars Armoured car with troops and Polish paratroopers on the Molenstraat. This is at the same location as where you are now.

    Early in the morning on Friday 22 September 1944, units of the Household Cavalry reached the Poli...

    Driel

    Sight

  • De Tafelberg

    De Tafelberg

    Hotel De Tafelberg was one of the two main medical points in the perimeter. Operations were carri...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • MEPHISTO store

    MEPHISTO store

    ARNHEM

    Shopping mall

  • Shopping in Zevenaar

    Shopping in Zevenaar

    Zevenaar is located in the heart of the Liemers area of scenic beauty and boasts a wide variety o...

    Zevenaar

    Winkelen

  • German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.

    German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire. Aerial photograph of Driel from 1944: (1) The landing zones (2) Route location, (3) The railway bridge and railway dike

    After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from th...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Landgoed Beekhuizen

    Landgoed Beekhuizen

    VELP GLD

    Sight

  • VVV Tourist Information Office Rheden

    VVV Tourist Information Office Rheden

    VVV Tourist Information Office Rheden is thé place for all your tourist information about what’s...

    RHEDEN

    Citystore

  • Stationsweg 8

    Stationsweg 8

    The house at Stationsweg 8 was taken by British troops and served as part of the British defense...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Erfgoedcentrum Rozet

    Erfgoedcentrum Rozet

    The Rozet Heritage Centre (Erfgoedcentrum) is a treasure trove of objects and stories which toget...

    ARNHEM

    Cultural organizations

  • Paul Krugerstraat 70

    Paul Krugerstraat 70

    The house on the Paul Krugerstraat, number 70, served as a medical post of the 7th King’s Own Sco...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • De Perimeter

    De Perimeter

    The perimeter was a horseshoe shaped defense line around Oosterbeek in which the Britsh and Polis...

    Oosterbeek

    Historic mansion

  • Pancake House De Snippenhof

    Pancake House De Snippenhof

    A pancake house in the former station café with a playroom for children. Close to Duiven railway...

    DUIVEN

    Restaurant

  • Marina De Heveahaven

    Marina De Heveahaven

    Marina De HeveaHaven is located in a green area southeast of Heveadorp. The quiet harbor has basi...

    Heveadorp

    Port

  • The Eusebius Tower after the Battle of Arnhem

    The Eusebius Tower after the Battle of Arnhem

    Arnhem

    Routemedia

  • Audiospot: The Poles of Driel

    Audiospot: The Poles of Driel

    In the battle of Arnhem, General Sosabowski and his Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade acte...

    Driel

    Luisterplek

  • Steenstraat (Arnhem)

    Steenstraat (Arnhem)

    Traditionally the best-known shopping street right outside the present town centre, Steenstraat h...

    ARNHEM

    Shopping mall

  • Pathé Arnhem

    Pathé Arnhem

    Pathé Arnhem is a modern cinema with nine theatres and seating for 1,700 people, which opened Oct...

    ARNHEM

    Cinema

  • Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.

    Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek. Aid for the British troops strands when the DUKW with supplies becomes stuck.

    In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the s...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Audiospot: A bridge too far

    Audiospot: A bridge too far

    Seizing the bridge over the Rhine in Arnhem, the key objective of Operation Market Garden, proved...

    Arnhem

    Luisterplek

  • Audiospot: Urquhart presumed dead

    Audiospot: Urquhart presumed dead

    On 18 September 1944, Major-General Urquhart and Brigadier Lathbury were the two most important c...

    Arnhem

    Luisterplek

  • The Airborne Monument

    The Airborne Monument

    The Airborne Monument commemorates the landing of the units of the 1st British Airborne Division...

    Ede

    Monument

  • Historische Kelders Arnhem

    Historische Kelders Arnhem

    The shopping streets in Arnhem hide around 36 centuries-old cellars, restored to their old glory...

    ARNHEM

    Sight