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  • Listen: koningstraat

    Listen: koningstraat

    Arnhem

    Luisterplek

  • Nationaal Park Veluwezoom

    Nationaal Park Veluwezoom

    Veluwezoom is characterised by forests, heaths, drifting sands, country estates and a rich variet...

    RHEDEN

    Nature reserve

  • 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

  • Hotel Campanile Zevenaar

    Hotel Campanile Zevenaar

    The ideal venue for a weekend break. Attractions, Arnhem town centre and plenty of walking and cy...

    ZEVENAAR

    Restaurant

  • Ommershof

    Ommershof

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • 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

  • Stichting Gilde Stadswandeling Arnhem

    Stichting Gilde Stadswandeling Arnhem

    The Gilde Stadswandeling Arnhem city walks foundation is keen to reveal Arnhem’s heritage and mod...

    ARNHEM

    Guided city tour

  • Park Lingezegen

    Park Lingezegen

    Whether you are an avid birdwatcher, want to go for a walk with the dog, love going for a bike ri...

    ELST GLD

    Park/Garden

  • 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 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

  • STAN&CO

    STAN&CO

    It's the perfact hangout. The perfect place for socialising with friends, eating, drinking and ou...

    ARNHEM

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • Listen: Jansplein

    Listen: Jansplein

    Arnhem

    Luisterplek

  • Honorary sabre at the Provincial Government Building

    Honorary sabre at the Provincial Government Building

    The honorary sabre that Major General Urquhart donated to the people of Gelderland in September 1...

    Arnhem

    Monument

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bakery Crum

    Bakery Crum

    The bakery of the Crum family used to be on the Paul Krugerstraat 23. It was in the middle of the...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Molenplaats Sonsbeek

    Molenplaats Sonsbeek

    Molenplaats Sonsbeek (visitor centre) has been the starting point for walks through the Sonsbeek,...

    Arnhem

    Visitors' center

  • The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail

    The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail Major General Sosabowski with, on the left, Major Desmond Pascale of The Dorsetshire Regiment in Valburg. Sosabowski's alternative to the Rhine crossing was turned down..

    In the night of 24 to 25 September 1944, after two earlier failed attempts by the Poles, a final...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • Cozy Bed & Breakfast

    Cozy Bed & Breakfast

    Cozy Bed & Breakfast is in the centre of Elst, only 10 minutes by car from Arnhem or Nijmegen...

    Elst GLD

    Bed and breakfast

  • The Poles near Driel

    The Poles near Driel

    On September 21st, Polish troops landed near Driel. Only a small part of the troops managed to re...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

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