Heritage

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

De Weverstraat

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

Oosterbeek

hotel Dreyeroord

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

Oosterbeek

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 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

Historische Kelders Arnhem

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

ARNHEM

Paul Krugerstraat 70

The house on the Paul Krugerstraat, number 70, served as a medical post of the 7th King’s Own Sco...

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

Stationsweg 8

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

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

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

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

Landgoed Beekhuizen

VELP GLD

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

The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets

The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as...

Driel

Landgoed Bronbeek

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

ARNHEM

The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre

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

Driel

De Westerbouwing

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

Oosterbeek

Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski

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

Driel

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

Operation Berlin

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

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