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  • Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine

    Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine Remains of the house on the dike where the Polish soldiers established a company headquarters from which the crossing attempts were coordinated.

    This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both th...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Polish Monument / National Monument for the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade

    Polish Monument / National Monument for the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade

    The National Monument for the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade in Driel, also known as th...

    Driel

    Monument

  • Roadhouse Arnhem

    Roadhouse Arnhem

    Roadhouse Arnhem Bar & Kitchen is now open – the latest hotspot in Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Ede &a...

    Arnhem

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • The Western Perimeter

    The Western Perimeter

    During the Battle of Arnhem, the 1st Border Regiment was one of the few regiments that could fulf...

    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

  • 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

  • Castle Biljoen

    Castle Biljoen

    The history of Castle Biljoen goes back to the year 1530. The Duke of Gelre, Karel van Egmond, or...

    VELP GLD

    Sight

  • De Tennisbaan

    De Tennisbaan

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park

    Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park

    Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park is a recreation area with lots of sunbathing areas and sandy beaches. The...

    SLIJK-EWIJK

    Recreation area

  • Landgoed Bronbeek

    Landgoed Bronbeek

    At Bronbeek you can learn about the Netherlands’ colonial past in the Dutch East Indies. For a re...

    ARNHEM

    Sight

  • Villa Hartenstein

    Villa Hartenstein

    Villa Harteinstein used to be the headquarters of the British stroops commanded by general Urquha...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Ommershof

    Ommershof

    Ommershof was situated on the high grounds on the Northern side of the perimeter. When the Britis...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Van der Valk Hotel Duiven bij Arnhem A12

    Van der Valk Hotel Duiven bij Arnhem A12

    Situated on the edge of the magnificent Veluwe, within a stone’s throw from Arnhem and close to t...

    DUIVEN

    Restaurant

  • Camping Lindenhof

    Camping Lindenhof

    The Lindenhof campsite is situated in the green village of Wolfheze, on the edge of the Veluwe. I...

    WOLFHEZE

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Campsite Marina De Mars

    Campsite Marina De Mars

    A pleasant family campsite for young and old. Located in the centre of the Rhederlaag water sport...

    LATHUM

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel

    Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel The Polish soldier Bier found his first resting place in a field grave on the Dorpstraat. He is possibly the radio operator who was helped by Henk te Dorsthorst, a resident of Driel at the time.

    At the T-junction of Dorpstraat-Honingveldsestraat, the Polish troops had taken up positions. Whe...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • De Naald

    De Naald

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

    Oosterbeek

    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