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  • Rosendael Park and Castle

    Rosendael Park and Castle

    Rosendael Castle (Park en Kasteel Rosendael), the former residence of the Dukes of Guelders, is d...

    Rozendaal

    Tourist agency

  • Doorwerth Castle

    Doorwerth Castle

    An imposing castle on an attractive estate!

    DOORWERTH

    Sight

  • Zypendaal House

    Zypendaal House

    Zypendaal House (Huis Zypendaal) is an old-style country house dating from 1762. The ground floor...

    Arnhem

    Sight

  • The Big or Eusebius Church

    The Big or Eusebius Church

    The Big or Eusebius Church in Arnhem has dominated the skyline of the city of Arnhem for more tha...

    Arnhem

    Observation point

  • Kasteel Doornenburg

    Kasteel Doornenburg

    Mediaeval castle in Overbetuwe where the Rhine and Waal meet. Imposing stronghold, part of which...

    DOORNENBURG

    Sight

  • Operation Berlin

    Operation Berlin

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • De Hemelse Berg

    De Hemelse Berg

    Estate the Hemelse Berg became a shelter for refugees during de Battle of Arnhem, but they did no...

    Oosterbeek

    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

  • Schoonoord en Vreewijk

    Schoonoord en Vreewijk

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

    Oosterbeek

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Landgoed Bronbeek

    Landgoed Bronbeek

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

    ARNHEM

    Sight

  • De Tennisbaan

    De Tennisbaan

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

    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

  • De Tafelberg

    De Tafelberg

    Hotel De Tafelberg was one of the two main medical points in the perimeter. Operations were carri...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Villa Hartenstein

    Villa Hartenstein

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

    Oosterbeek

    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

  • 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

  • De Weverstraat

    De Weverstraat

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

    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

  • De Naald

    De Naald

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight