Heritage

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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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Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in 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

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

Oosterbeek

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

VELP GLD

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

Oosterbeek

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German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
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

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

ARNHEM

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

Oosterbeek

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

Oosterbeek

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The Household Cavalry came to reinforce the Polish troops with eight armored cars
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

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

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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