Heritage

The Western Perimeter

During the Battle of Arnhem, the 1st Border Regiment was one of the few regiments that could fulf...

Oosterbeek

German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.

After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from th...

Driel

De Hemelse Berg

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

Oosterbeek

Villa Hartenstein

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

Oosterbeek

The Old Church

The Old Church was one of the southernmost points of the perimeter. The area around the church wa...

Oosterbeek

Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel

At the T-junction of Dorpstraat-Honingveldsestraat, the Polish troops had taken up positions. Whe...

Driel

De Naald

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

Oosterbeek

Landing sites – then fields and orchards

On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...

Driel

Schoonoord en Vreewijk

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

Oosterbeek

The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel

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

Driel

Landgoed Bronbeek

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

ARNHEM

De Westerbouwing

The high ground of the Westerbouwing was heavily attacked by German troops. The British t roops w...

Oosterbeek

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

The Mortar Pit

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

Oosterbeek

Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine

This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both th...

driel

De Tafelberg

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

Oosterbeek

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

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

Driel

The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles.

The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to rea...

driel

The Household Cavalry came to reinforce the Polish troops with eight armored cars

Early in the morning on Friday 22 September 1944, units of the Household Cavalry reached the Poli...

Driel

The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel

On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earl...

Driel

The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail

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

Driel

Landgoed Beekhuizen

VELP GLD

Operation Berlin

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

Oosterbeek