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  • Campsite de Oude Molen

    Campsite de Oude Molen

    In the beautiful wooded rolling landscape of Groesbeek, campsite De Oude Molen is located on the...

    GROESBEEK

    Camp ground

  • Landing sites – then fields and orchards

    Landing sites – then fields and orchards Historical and recent images combined: Polish paratroopers near Overasselt in September 1944 along with a present-day photo of Driel

    On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Groesbeek’s aqueduct

    Groesbeek’s aqueduct

    The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this cou...

    BERG EN DAL

    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

  • Batenburg

    Batenburg

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

    BATENBURG

    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

  • Café In de Blaauwe Hand

    Café In de Blaauwe Hand

    This is the oldest café in Nijmegen. Situated in the heart of the city and with a historic ambian...

    NIJMEGEN

    Café or Bar

  • Hotel Restaurant MANNA

    Hotel Restaurant MANNA

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Het Buitencentrum

    Het Buitencentrum

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

    OVERASSELT

    Group accommodation

  • 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

  • Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)

    Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)

    De Lange Hezelstraat, the oldest shopping street in the Netherlands, is home to a wide selection...

    NIJMEGEN

    Shopping mall

  • De Puitenburgh

    De Puitenburgh

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

    LEUR

    Group accommodation

  • 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...

    Driel

    Historic mansion

  • Speeltuin De Blije Dries

    Speeltuin De Blije Dries

    Including a restaurant and patio that were revamped in 2016! Fun at the playground for the whole...

    WIJCHEN

    Play garden

  • Nijmegen - Mariken van Nieumeghen

    Nijmegen - Mariken van Nieumeghen

    Nijmegen

    Art and Culture

  • 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

  • Restaurant Pancake House St. Walrick

    Restaurant Pancake House St. Walrick

    The St. Walrick restaurant and pancake house is situated in wooded surroundings. There is a small...

    OVERASSELT

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • LUX Nijmegen

    LUX Nijmegen

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • Omnivents

    Omnivents

    Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.

    VALBURG

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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 s...

    Driel

    Sight

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