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  • Betuwe Express

    Betuwe Express

    Would you like to get away from it all for one or more days? The 60 luxury touring cars, seating...

    HERVELD

    Bus

  • De Puitenburgh

    De Puitenburgh

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

    LEUR

    Group accommodation

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kronenburgerpark

    Kronenburgerpark

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

    Nijmegen

    Park/Garden

  • Wijchense Molen

    Wijchense Molen

    Situated on Bronckhorstlaan opposite the railway station and close to Kasteel-Raadhuis Wijchen (W...

    WIJCHEN

    Sight

  • 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

  • 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

  • Recreatiegebied De Gouden Ham

    Recreatiegebied De Gouden Ham

    The Gouden Ham is located between the villages of Appeltern and Maasbommel. The area is largely w...

    Appeltern

    Recreation area

  • Landgoed Brakkesteyn

    Landgoed Brakkesteyn

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

    Nijmegen

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • Brewery de Hemel

    Brewery de Hemel

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Museum

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Koningsplein Nijmegen

    Koningsplein Nijmegen

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

    Nijmegen

    Entertainment center

  • Landgoed Jachtslot de Mookerheide

    Landgoed Jachtslot de Mookerheide

    A 10-minutes’ drive from Nijmegen lies the unique nature reserve 'Landgoed, Jachtslot de Mookerhe...

    MOLENHOEK LB

    Heritage

  • 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

  • LiberationTour

    LiberationTour

    In lovely Groesbeek, a stone’s throw from Nijmegen, Liberation Tour hosts a liberation-themed tou...

    GROESBEEK

    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

  • Groesbeek Express

    Groesbeek Express

    The Groesbeek Express operates in Groesbeek and surrounding areas. This eye-catching yellow locom...

    GROESBEEK

    Arrangement

  • 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

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