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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
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Immenhof Apiary
Immenhof Apiary
For a peaceful, atmospheric, informative and enjoyable stay, we offer an original and educational...
HEUMEN
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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
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The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets
The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets
The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as...
Driel
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Hotel Courage Waalkade
Hotel Courage Waalkade
Set in the heart of historic Nijmegen within a stone’s throw from the shopping and entertainment...
NIJMEGEN
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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
Early in the morning on Friday 22 September 1944, units of the Household Cavalry reached the Poli...
Driel
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Sculpture ‘Near Miss’
Sculpture ‘Near Miss’Sculpture ‘Near Miss’
On 21 September 1944, a ‘Short Stirling MK 4’ took off from the British airfield at Fairford to supply the 1st Airborne Division stationed in Oosterbeek. The airdrop was successful, but on the return journey the four-engine transport aircraft was fired upon by a German fighter, which had initially been mistaken for an Allied aircraft. An emergency landing was unavoidable. Batenburg would have been struck by the burning aircraft had it not managed, at the very last moment, to make a belly landing on the River Maas. Thanks to the swift action of circus performers staying in Batenburg, three occupants were rescued. Conry Candler, who was among the victims, is buried in Batenburg cemetery. In 2003, the aircraft’s undercarriage was found near Dieden, on the opposite bank of the Meuse,
On 21 September 1944, a ‘Short Stirling MK 4’ took off from the British airfield at Fairford to s...
Batenburg
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Wijchen Mill
Wijchen MillWijchen Mill
During the Second World War, the municipality of Wijchen was home to many people in hiding. These included men conscripted for the Arbeitseinsatz, Jews, Allied soldiers who had been shot, and escaped prisoners of war. Miller Minus de Kleijn would warn the whole of Wijchen of an impending raid by setting the mill’s sails to a specific position. The mill thus played a very important role in protecting the people of Wijchen and those in hiding. During the war years, the Molenberg was the highest point in the area. From this spot, the people of Wijchen witnessed, amongst other things, the bombing of Nijmegen and saw the Allies land during Operation Market Garden. On the Molenberg stands a monument detailing the full story of the Wijchen Mill during the Second World War.
The mill played a very important role in protecting the people of Wijchen and those in hiding. Mi...
Wijchen
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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
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Monument to Allied Soldiers, Wijchen
Monument to Allied Soldiers, WijchenMonument to Allied Soldiers, Wijchen
During the mobilisation of 1939–1940, Dutch conscripts were called up for the front. This monument at the Catholic Cemetery commemorates the residents of Wijchen who lost their lives on the Grebbeberg during the May days of 1940. Of the six names listed, at least five are buried at the Dutch Military Cemetery on the Grebbeberg. The grave location of one person, G.W. Kloosterman, is unknown. Both can be found at the cemetery in Wijchen, on the fourth path on the right.
During the mobilisation of 1939–1940, Dutch conscripts were called up to serve at the front. This...
Wijchen
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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
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LiberationTour
LiberationTour
In lovely Groesbeek, a stone’s throw from Nijmegen, Liberation Tour hosts a liberation-themed tou...
GROESBEEK
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Dolfijn Mook
Dolfijn Mook
Dolfijn Water Sports and Recreation in Mook (near Nijmegen) is the ideal place for an active and...
MOOK
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Omnivents
Omnivents
Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.
VALBURG
Restaurant -
Boerengolf / Atelier de Horst
Boerengolf / Atelier de Horst
We offer a whole range of activities at and around the farm. These include farmers bubble ball, f...
GROESBEEK
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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
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Ammunition Crates in Wijchen
Ammunition Crates in WijchenAmmunition Crates in Wijchen
During the winter of 1944–1945, the area around Nijmegen became a major gathering point for troops and ammunition. All this was in preparation for Operation Veritable, the attack on Germany that was to begin from this area on 8 February 1945. Many people had Allied soldiers and evacuees ‘quartered’ in their homes. Wijchen, too, was full of ammunition destined for the front. The ammunition crates were lined up in long rows along the road. The Zandstraat, now known as the Kasteellaan, was one of the streets packed with these crates, as was what is now the Nieuweweg. Children would regularly get hold of items from these crates, such as bullets, air pistols and the like. They often played with these, though unfortunately not always with a happy ending.
During the winter of 1944–1945, the area around Nijmegen served as a major gathering point for tr...
Wijchen
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Hof van Hessen City Museum
Hof van Hessen City Museum
The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm. It is also open by appointment...
HUISSEN
Museum -
Batenburg
Batenburg
In Batenburg, a picturesque town on the banks of the river Maas, time seems to have stopped. Stra...
BATENBURG
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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 -
Kronenburgerpark
Kronenburgerpark
Kronenburgerpark has more than 150 different tree species and the differences in height make the...
Nijmegen
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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
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Koningsplein Nijmegen
Koningsplein Nijmegen
Koningsplein is a pleasant location in the center of Nijmegen, its wealth of shops amongst the ou...
Nijmegen
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Leurse hof
Leurse hof
During Operation Market Garden in 1944, the Heerlijkheid van Leur served as a resting place for t...
Leur
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