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

Oosterbeek

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Landing sites – then fields and orchards
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

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

Oosterbeek

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

Oosterbeek

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

Oosterbeek

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The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre
The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre
On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited...

Driel

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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

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

Oosterbeek

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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

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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

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

Oosterbeek

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

Oosterbeek

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

Driel

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

Oosterbeek

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

Oosterbeek

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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

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

ARNHEM

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The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel
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

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Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel
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

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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

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