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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 earl...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Amusement park Tivoli

    Amusement park Tivoli

    Amusement park Tivoli offers kids from two years old really great fun with exciting rides and amu...

    BERG EN DAL

    Amusement park

  • Audiospot: Josphine Baker performs!

    Audiospot: Josphine Baker performs!

    In October 1944, the world famous revue star, Josephine Baker, performed here in the Café van Lin...

    Overasselt

    Luisterplek

  • The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel

    The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel Captured Germans under surveillance of the Poles. Presumably in the Molenstraat area.

    Because the Polish troops could not cross the Rhine on the first night, they took up positions ar...

    Driel

    Sight

  • LUX Nijmegen

    LUX Nijmegen

    LUX: the largest art-house cinema in the Netherlands with a diverse and interesting programme. Ni...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Hotel 't Spijker

    Hotel 't Spijker

    Hotel-restaurant ’t Spijker is a uniquely situated and stylish family hotel. The friendliness and...

    BEEK-UBBERGEN

    Restaurant

  • 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. Whe...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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....

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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 rea...

    Driel

    Sight

  • The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre

    The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre The heavily damaged church in 1945. The church was so damaged that it was decided to rebuild

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

    Driel

    Sight

  • Hotel Restaurant MANNA

    Hotel Restaurant MANNA

    MANNA is a hotel and global food & fish restaurant located in Nijmegen city centre. MANNA earned...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Landgoed Brakkesteyn

    Landgoed Brakkesteyn

    Landgoed Brakkesteyn country estate is Nijmegen’s grandest city-centre park and offers endless po...

    Nijmegen

    Restaurant

  • Hotel Blue

    Hotel Blue

    Hotel Blue in Nijmegen is perfect for those who like to feel right at home. Here you have everyth...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Batenburg

    Batenburg

    In Batenburg, a picturesque town on the banks of the river Maas, time seems to have stopped. Stra...

    BATENBURG

    Sight

  • Het Buitencentrum

    Het Buitencentrum

    Het Buitencentrum provides indoor and outdoor activities at a unique location, in the magnificent...

    OVERASSELT

    Group accommodation

  • 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

    Sight

  • 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 th...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Café Restaurant De Vink

    Café Restaurant De Vink

    Our restaurant is located in a stunning spot in the Ooijpolder. It features two terraces where yo...

    OOIJ

    Restaurant

  • Brewery de Hemel

    Brewery de Hemel

    Our working brewery museum welcomes both individual visitors and small groups. Captions, photos,...

    NIJMEGEN

    Museum

  • Omnivents

    Omnivents

    Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.

    VALBURG

    Restaurant

  • De Pelgrim

    De Pelgrim

    Enjoy life together. Embark on an adventurous journey with your friends at de Pelgrim. Travel th...

    Nijmegen

    Restaurant

  • Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park

    Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park

    Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park is a recreation area with lots of sunbathing areas and sandy beaches. The...

    SLIJK-EWIJK

    Recreation area

  • Audiospot: Hotel Erica

    Audiospot: Hotel Erica

    After Nijmegen was bombed on 22nd February 1944, Hotel Erica in nearby Berg en Dal became a refug...

    Berg en Dal

    Luisterplek

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