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  • 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

  • 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

  • Informatiecentrum Renkums Beekdal

    Informatiecentrum Renkums Beekdal

    At Information Centre Renkums Beekdal you will learn more about Renkumse Poort, a natural connect...

    RENKUM

    Visitors' center

  • 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

  • TravelXL Renkum

    TravelXL Renkum

    VVV-agentschap Renkum in Reisbureau VakantieXperts

    RENKUM

    Tourist agency

  • The Airborne Column

    The Airborne Column

    The Airborne Column in Arnhem reminds of the failed last attempt of the 2nd Battalion, South Staf...

    Arnhem

    Monument

  • 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

  • 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

  • De Weverstraat

    De Weverstraat

    As one of the boudaries of the perimeter, the damage to the Weverstraat was considerable. German...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • 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

  • De Buitenpoort Huissen

    De Buitenpoort Huissen

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

    Huissen

    Horeca

  • 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

  • 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

  • Het Stegenkwartier (Arnhem)

    Het Stegenkwartier (Arnhem)

    Amidst the major shopping streets (Ketelstraat, Bakkerstraat, Koningstraat) and the church square...

    ARNHEM

    Shopping mall

  • Listen: Jansplein

    Listen: Jansplein

    Arnhem

    Luisterplek

  • Stationsweg 8

    Stationsweg 8

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • 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

  • 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

  • Landgoed Beekhuizen

    Landgoed Beekhuizen

    VELP GLD

    Sight

  • Audiospot: Battle of Ginkelse Heide

    Audiospot: Battle of Ginkelse Heide

    Those who lived through this battle still have very vivid memories of it; the never-ending stream...

    Ede

    Luisterplek

  • De Naald

    De Naald

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • DE.GROEN

    DE.GROEN

    DE.GROEN is a home for art. The exhibition on the ground floor offers free admission to everyone....

    ARNHEM

    Café or Bar

  • Schoonoord en Vreewijk

    Schoonoord en Vreewijk

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

    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