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  • 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

  • Schoonoord en Vreewijk

    Schoonoord en Vreewijk

    Hotels Schoonoord and Vreewijk were intended as a temporary medical point in Oosterbeek, but beca...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Monument in the Eusebius Church

    Monument in the Eusebius Church

    The sculpture group of nineteen paratroopers in Arnhem recalls the military operation Market Gard...

    Arnhem

    Monument

  • 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

  • De Buitenpoort Huissen

    De Buitenpoort Huissen

    The Buitenpoort is a multifunctional and stylish hospitality company in the heart of Huissen, bet...

    Huissen

    Horeca

  • 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

  • The Mortar Pit

    The Mortar Pit

    The 1st Border Regiment guarded the West side of the perimeter. Mortar teams of the regiment dug...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • 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

  • Operation Berlin

    Operation Berlin

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel

    The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel Captured Germans under surveillance of the Poles. Presumably in the Molenstraat area.

    Because the Polish troops could not cross the Rhine on the first night, they took up positions ar...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Station Oosterbeek-Hoog

    Station Oosterbeek-Hoog

    The Northern part of the perimeter was situated at the station of Oosterbeek. The troops at the N...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski

    Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski The bust of Major General Sosabowski, unveiled in September 2020, was created by artist Martin Abspoel. It overlooks the headquarters.

    The bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski looks out over his headquarters, at Molenstraat 12...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • Winkelen in de binnenstad van Arnhem

    Winkelen in de binnenstad van Arnhem

    Arnhem offers the possibilities of a large town when it comes to shopping, food & drinks, events,...

    arnhem

    Shopping area

  • 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

  • De Rijkerswoerdse Plassen

    De Rijkerswoerdse Plassen

    The Rijkerswoerdse Plassen ('Rijkerswoerdse Lakes') recreation area, located in Elst on the borde...

    ARNHEM

    Beach

  • Oosterbeek - Hotel Dreyeroord

    Oosterbeek - Hotel Dreyeroord

    Oosterbeek

    Art and Culture

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Pancake Farmhouse De Steenen Camer

    Pancake Farmhouse De Steenen Camer

    The pancake farmhouse, De Steenen Camer, is close to the centre of Arnhem in part of a monumental...

    ARNHEM

    Restaurant

  • Steenstraat (Arnhem)

    Steenstraat (Arnhem)

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

    ARNHEM

    Shopping mall

  • De Perimeter

    De Perimeter

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

    Oosterbeek

    Historic mansion