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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

  • De Puitenburgh

    De Puitenburgh

    Welcome to “de Heerlijkheid Leur” for a great stay in this traditionally converted listed buildin...

    LEUR

    Group accommodation

  • Information Centre: The Poles of Driel

    Information Centre: The Poles of Driel

    ‘Bound by Friendship and Gratitude’. The Information Centre: The Poles of Driel provide insights...

    DRIEL

    Visitors' center

  • Hotel Restaurant MANNA

    Hotel Restaurant MANNA

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Monument to Allied Soldiers, Wijchen

    Monument to Allied Soldiers, Wijchen

    During the mobilisation of 1939–1940, Dutch conscripts were called up to serve at the front. This...

    Wijchen

    Routemedia

  • Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse de Loksheuvel

    Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse de Loksheuvel

    Luxurious Bed and Breakfast situated in a beautifully restored 18th-century farmhouse. Two luxuri...

    OVERASSELT

    Bed and breakfast

  • Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski

    Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski The bust of Major General Sosabowski, unveiled in September 2020, was created by artist Martin Abspoel. It overlooks the headquarters.

    The bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski looks out over his headquarters, at Molenstraat 12...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Hotel & Bungalowpark de Zeven Heuvelen

    Hotel & Bungalowpark de Zeven Heuvelen

    De Zeven Heuvelen ('The Seven Hills') Hotel & Bungalow Park is located amongst the beautiful...

    GROESBEEK

    Tourist Information pillar

  • Campsite De Groote Flierenberg

    Campsite De Groote Flierenberg

    Our campsite lies near Berg en Dal, on the site of a traditional farmhouse dating from 1652, in a...

    BERG EN DAL

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • Audiospot: The Poles of Driel

    Audiospot: The Poles of Driel

    In the battle of Arnhem, General Sosabowski and his Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade acte...

    Driel

    Luisterplek

  • Hotel Courage Waalkade

    Hotel Courage Waalkade

    Set in the heart of historic Nijmegen within a stone’s throw from the shopping and entertainment...

    NIJMEGEN

    Hotel

  • Campsite Op den Stuwwal

    Campsite Op den Stuwwal

    Campsite Op den Stuwwal is located in the tranquil countryside of Groesbeek. Groesbeek and its su...

    GROESBEEK

    Camp ground

  • Dolfijn Mook

    Dolfijn Mook

    Dolfijn Water Sports and Recreation in Mook (near Nijmegen) is the ideal place for an active and...

    MOOK

    Aquatic sport

  • Sous les Eglises

    Sous les Eglises

    Characteristic hotel in the heart of Beek, a village in the rural district of Ubbergen, home to m...

    BEEK-UBBERGEN

    Hotel

  • De Buitenpoort Huissen

    De Buitenpoort Huissen

    The Buitenpoort is a multifunctional and stylish hospitality company in the heart of Huissen, bet...

    Huissen

    Horeca

  • 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 th...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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 Poli...

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • De Vereeniging Café-Restaurant

    De Vereeniging Café-Restaurant

    Eating and drinking in a pleasant atmosphere in Keizer Karelplein... For drinks, a get-together,...

    Nijmegen

    Music stage

  • Kronenburgerpark

    Kronenburgerpark

    Kronenburgerpark has more than 150 different tree species and the differences in height make the...

    Nijmegen

    Park/Garden

  • Café de Zon

    Café de Zon

    At café de Zon you can enjoy a delicious lunch with a nice cup of coffee. Or stop by for a drink...

    Lent

    Diner

  • Klein Amerika Mini-camping

    Klein Amerika Mini-camping

    Mini-campsite Klein Amerika lies on the southern slopes at Groesbeek. The campsite is only 1.5km...

    GROESBEEK

    Camp ground

  • Wijnhoeve de Colonjes

    Wijnhoeve de Colonjes

    The largest (13 ha) and most beautiful organic vineyard in the Netherlands lies in Groesbeek. Its...

    GROESBEEK

    Vineyard