Heritage

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 Poles near Driel

On September 21st, Polish troops landed near Driel. Only a small part of the troops managed to re...

Oosterbeek

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

De Naald

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

Oosterbeek

De Hemelse Berg

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

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

Historische Kelders Arnhem

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

ARNHEM

Landgoed Bronbeek

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

ARNHEM

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

Landgoed Beekhuizen

VELP GLD

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

Paul Krugerstraat 70

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

Oosterbeek

The Old Church

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

Oosterbeek

The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre

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

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

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

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

Station Oosterbeek-Hoog

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

Oosterbeek