Herritage
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Zypendaal House
Zypendaal House![]()
Zypendaal House (Huis Zypendaal) is an old-style country house dating from 1762. The ground floor is...
Arnhem
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Rosendael Park and Castle
Rosendael Park and Castle![]()
Rosendael Castle (Park en Kasteel Rosendael), the former residence of the Dukes of Guelders, is decorated...
Rozendaal
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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![Armoured car with troops and Polish paratroopers on the Molenstraat. This is at the same location as where you are now.]()
Early in the morning on Friday 22 September 1944, units of the Household Cavalry reached the Polish soldiers...
Driel
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Kasteel Doornenburg
Kasteel Doornenburg![]()
Mediaeval castle in Overbetuwe where the Rhine and Waal meet. Imposing stronghold, part of which is free...
DOORNENBURG
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The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail
The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail![Major General Sosabowski with, on the left, Major Desmond Pascale of The Dorsetshire Regiment in Valburg. Sosabowski's alternative to the Rhine crossing was turned down..]()
In the night of 24 to 25 September 1944, after two earlier failed attempts by the Poles, a final operation...
Driel
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Doorwerth Castle
Doorwerth Castle![]()
Doorwerth Castle (Kasteel Doorwerth) is a great medieval castle that still reflects what life would have...
DOORWERTH
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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 real taste...
ARNHEM
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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 in times...
Oosterbeek
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The Big or Eusebius Church
The Big or Eusebius Church![]()
The Big or Eusebius Church in Arnhem has dominated the skyline of the city of Arnhem for more than five...
ARNHEM
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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![The first version of the monument erected by the Driel people in honour of the Poles.]()
On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earlier....
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 carried out...
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![The Polish soldier Bier found his first resting place in a field grave on the Dorpstraat. He is possibly the radio operator who was helped by Henk te Dorsthorst, a resident of Driel at the time.]()
At the T-junction of Dorpstraat-Honingveldsestraat, the Polish troops had taken up positions. When the...
Driel
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The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post
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. van...
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 Scottish...
Oosterbeek
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Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine![Remains of the house on the dike where the Polish soldiers established a company headquarters from which the crossing attempts were coordinated.]()
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both the Polish...
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 North...
Oosterbeek
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The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets
The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets![The emergency hospital on September 25th 1944. Polish ambulances of the ground army had managed to reach Driel. As a result, 70 patients could be evacuated to Nijmegen.]()
The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as its...
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 ferry before the war. This ferry, on which cars could cross the river, had been disabled by the ferryman in order to prevent the German troops from using it. .]()
The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to reach the...
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 heavy...
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![Aid for the British troops strands when the DUKW with supplies becomes stuck.]()
In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the south...
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.![Aerial photograph of Driel from 1944: (1) The landing zones (2) Route location, (3) The railway bridge and railway dike]()
After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from the east,...
Driel
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Operation Berlin
Operation Berlin![]()
When the situation for the troops in Oosterbeek proved to be untenable, it was decided to evacuate. The evacuation...
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 not get...
Oosterbeek
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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 battle...
Oosterbeek
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