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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

  • Kasteel Doornenburg

    Kasteel Doornenburg

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

    DOORNENBURG

    Sight

  • Zypendaal House

    Zypendaal House

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

    Arnhem

    Sight

  • Doorwerth Castle

    Doorwerth Castle

    An imposing castle on an attractive estate!

    DOORWERTH

    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

  • Operation Berlin

    Operation Berlin

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

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

  • Landgoed Beekhuizen

    Landgoed Beekhuizen

    VELP GLD

    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

  • Historische Kelders Arnhem

    Historische Kelders Arnhem

    The shopping streets in Arnhem hide around 36 centuries-old cellars, restored to their old glory...

    ARNHEM

    Sight

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.

    The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.

    The Polish troops took up positions in and around Driel, including at the predecessor of this pos...

    Driel

    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

  • 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

  • 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 Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post

    The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post

    At the beginning of the Battle of Arnhem, under the leadership of the local female doctor, Dr. A....

    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

  • The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre

    The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre The heavily damaged church in 1945. The church was so damaged that it was decided to rebuild

    On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.

    Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek. Aid for the British troops strands when the DUKW with supplies becomes stuck.

    In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the s...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • 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

  • hotel Dreyeroord

    hotel Dreyeroord

    Hotel Dreyeroord served as the headquarters of the Scottish troops for a couple of days. After a...

    Oosterbeek

    Sight

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