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  • De Tennisbaan

    De Tennisbaan

    The tennis court behind Villa Hartenstein was used as a temporary prisoner of war camp. Over 200...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Audiospot: A symbol of friendship

    Audiospot: A symbol of friendship

    September 1944: Operation Market Garden, the allied offensive, is underway. The paths of two glid...

    Oosterbeek

    Luisterplek

  • The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post

    The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post

    At the beginning of the Battle of Arnhem, under the leadership of the local female doctor, Dr. A....

    Driel

    Sight

  • hotel Dreyeroord

    hotel Dreyeroord

    Hotel Dreyeroord served as the headquarters of the Scottish troops for a couple of days. After a...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Center of Arnhem

    Center of Arnhem

    ARNHEM

    Shopping area

  • Shopping in the centre of Oosterbeek

    Shopping in the centre of Oosterbeek

    Early 1900 Villalaan in Oosterbeek turned into a high street, eventually growing into Oosterbeek...

    OOSTERBEEK

    Winkelen

  • De Naald

    De Naald

    ‘De Naald’ was the first monument that was built in Oosterbeek to remember the war. Even though i...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Erfgoedcentrum Rozet

    Erfgoedcentrum Rozet

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

    ARNHEM

    Cultural organizations

  • The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles.

    The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles. The ferry before the war. This ferry, on which cars could cross the river, had been disabled by the ferryman in order to prevent  the German troops from using it. .

    The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to rea...

    driel

    Sight

  • Rederij Witjes

    Rederij Witjes

    Planning a corporate event or a staff party? Or would you like to have a meeting, seminar or brai...

    TOLKAMER

    Party location or hall hire

  • The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets

    The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets The emergency hospital on September 25th 1944. Polish ambulances of the ground army had managed to reach Driel. As a result, 70 patients could be evacuated to Nijmegen.

    The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as...

    Driel

    Historic mansion

  • De Rijnstrangen | Camping & Landelijke appartementen

    De Rijnstrangen | Camping & Landelijke appartementen

    The Rijnstrangen Camping & Rural Apartments is located in the heart of the nature reserve “De...

    Aerdt

    Camp ground

  • ’t Taphuys

    ’t Taphuys

    Arnhem

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • Stationsweg 8

    Stationsweg 8

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • 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

  • 7straatjes

    7straatjes

    ARNHEM

    Shopping mall

  • The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel

    The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel The first version of the monument erected by the Driel people in honour of the Poles.

    On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earl...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Landgoed Beekhuizen

    Landgoed Beekhuizen

    VELP GLD

    Sight

  • The Old Church

    The Old Church

    The Old Church was one of the southernmost points of the perimeter. The area around the church wa...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • 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

  • Historische Kelders Arnhem

    Historische Kelders Arnhem

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

    ARNHEM

    Sight

  • Operation Berlin

    Operation Berlin

    When the situation for the troops in Oosterbeek proved to be untenable, it was decided to evacuat...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Audiospot: The Incredible Patrol

    Audiospot: The Incredible Patrol

    In October 1944, American intelligence officer Hugo Sims and his battalion were ordered to captur...

    Ede

    Luisterplek