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The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre
The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre
On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited...
Driel
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De Tennisbaan
De Tennisbaan
The tennis court behind Villa Hartenstein was used as a temporary prisoner of war camp. Over 200...
Oosterbeek
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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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Ommershof
Ommershof
Ommershof was situated on the high grounds on the Northern side of the perimeter. When the Britis...
Oosterbeek
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The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles.
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
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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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The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail
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
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The Mortar Pit
The Mortar Pit
The 1st Border Regiment guarded the West side of the perimeter. Mortar teams of the regiment dug...
Oosterbeek
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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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Villa Hartenstein
Villa Hartenstein
Villa Harteinstein used to be the headquarters of the British stroops commanded by general Urquha...
Oosterbeek
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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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Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski
Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski
The bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski looks out over his headquarters, at Molenstraat 12...
Driel
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The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles
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
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Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
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
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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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The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel
The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel
On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earl...
Driel
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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 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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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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Landgoed Beekhuizen
Landgoed Beekhuizen
VELP GLD
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Bakery Crum
Bakery Crum
The bakery of the Crum family used to be on the Paul Krugerstraat 23. It was in the middle of the...
Oosterbeek
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Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
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
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Historische Kelders Arnhem
Historische Kelders Arnhem
The shopping streets in Arnhem hide around 36 centuries-old cellars, restored to their old glory...
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