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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

    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

  • Casting company De Tinnen Roos/ ’t Gelders Maakmuseum

    Casting company De Tinnen Roos/ ’t Gelders Maakmuseum

    Our products, from candlesticks to name plates, deserve a place in your home. We give you a choic...

    MILLINGEN AAN DE RIJN

    Regional products

  • 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

  • Wijnhoeve de Colonjes

    Wijnhoeve de Colonjes

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

    GROESBEEK

    Vineyard

  • 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

  • DoeNijmegen.nl - Diverse Arrangementen

    DoeNijmegen.nl - Diverse Arrangementen

    How about spending an afternoon riding around on a Solex moped and then finishing off with one of...

    NIJMEGEN

    Outdoor and Survival

  • 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

  • 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

  • Brewery de Hemel

    Brewery de Hemel

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Museum

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

    Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

    Situated in quiet woodland surroundings and lovely rolling countryside near 'Nederrijk' country e...

    BERG EN DAL

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • De Rijnstrangen | Camping & Landelijke appartementen

    De Rijnstrangen | Camping & Landelijke appartementen

    The Rijnstrangen Camping & Rural Apartments is located in the heart of the nature reserve “De...

    Aerdt

    Camp ground

  • Koningsplein Nijmegen

    Koningsplein Nijmegen

    Koningsplein is a pleasant location in the center of Nijmegen, its wealth of shops amongst the ou...

    Nijmegen

    Entertainment center

  • De Lindenberg

    De Lindenberg

    De Lindenberg is thé Arts Centre in Nijmegen. Besides art courses De Lindenberg hosts a wide rang...

    NIJMEGEN

    Cultural organizations

  • Cozy Bed & Breakfast

    Cozy Bed & Breakfast

    Cozy Bed & Breakfast is in the centre of Elst, only 10 minutes by car from Arnhem or Nijmegen...

    Elst GLD

    Bed and breakfast

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Park Lingezegen

    Park Lingezegen

    Whether you are an avid birdwatcher, want to go for a walk with the dog, love going for a bike ri...

    ELST GLD

    Park/Garden

  • Omnivents

    Omnivents

    Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.

    VALBURG

    Restaurant