Heritage

The Western Perimeter

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

Oosterbeek

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

Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski

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

Driel

Landgoed Beekhuizen

VELP GLD

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

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

Station Oosterbeek-Hoog

The Northern part of the perimeter was situated at the station of Oosterbeek. The troops at the N...

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 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

Castle Biljoen

The history of Castle Biljoen goes back to the year 1530. The Duke of Gelre, Karel van Egmond, or...

VELP GLD

Bakery Crum

The bakery of the Crum family used to be on the Paul Krugerstraat 23. It was in the middle of the...

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

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

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

hotel Dreyeroord

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

Oosterbeek

De Tennisbaan

The tennis court behind Villa Hartenstein was used as a temporary prisoner of war camp. Over 200...

Oosterbeek

De Westerbouwing

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

Oosterbeek

De Naald

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

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

Operation Berlin

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

Oosterbeek

The Mortar Pit

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

Oosterbeek

Ommershof

Ommershof was situated on the high grounds on the Northern side of the perimeter. When the Britis...

Oosterbeek

De Weverstraat

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

Oosterbeek