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During the Battle of Arnhem, the 1st Border Regiment was one of the few regiments that could fulfil its...
Oosterbeek
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both the Polish...
Driel
In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the south...
Driel
The 1st Border Regiment guarded the West side of the perimeter. Mortar teams of the regiment dug in at...
Oosterbeek
The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to reach the...
driel
As one of the boudaries of the perimeter, the damage to the Weverstraat was considerable. German artillery...
Oosterbeek
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both the Polish...
driel
The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as its...
Driel
The tennis court behind Villa Hartenstein was used as a temporary prisoner of war camp. Over 200 prisoners...
Oosterbeek
The Northern part of the perimeter was situated at the station of Oosterbeek. The troops at the North...
Oosterbeek
On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000 paratroopers...
Driel
VELP GLD
The bakery of the Crum family used to be on the Paul Krugerstraat 23. It was in the middle of the battle...
Oosterbeek
Because the Polish troops could not cross the Rhine on the first night, they took up positions around...
Driel
At Bronbeek you can learn about the Netherlands’ colonial past in the Dutch East Indies. For a real taste...
ARNHEM
Ommershof was situated on the high grounds on the Northern side of the perimeter. When the British troops...
Oosterbeek
On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited Driel....
Driel
Villa Harteinstein used to be the headquarters of the British stroops commanded by general Urquhart....
Oosterbeek
The Polish troops took up positions in and around Driel, including at the predecessor of this post-war...
Driel
The bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski looks out over his headquarters, at Molenstraat 12. This...
Driel
Estate the Hemelse Berg became a shelter for refugees during de Battle of Arnhem, but they did not get...
Oosterbeek
On September 21st, Polish troops landed near Driel. Only a small part of the troops managed to reach...
Oosterbeek
Early in the morning on Friday 22 September 1944, units of the Household Cavalry reached the Polish soldiers...
Driel