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  • Stichting van Steen en Natuur

    Stichting van Steen en Natuur

    Stichting van Steen en Natuur – the Brick and Nature Foundation – focuses on the preservation of...

    OOIJ

    Sight

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • De Puitenburgh

    De Puitenburgh

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

    LEUR

    Group accommodation

  • 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

  • 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

  • LiberationTour

    LiberationTour

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

    GROESBEEK

    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

  • Hotel 't Spijker

    Hotel 't Spijker

    Hotel-restaurant ’t Spijker is a uniquely situated and stylish family hotel. The friendliness and...

    BEEK-UBBERGEN

    Restaurant

  • Dolfijn Mook

    Dolfijn Mook

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

    MOOK

    Aquatic sport

  • 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

  • Landgoed Brakkesteyn

    Landgoed Brakkesteyn

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

    Nijmegen

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Wijnhoeve de Colonjes

    Wijnhoeve de Colonjes

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

    GROESBEEK

    Vineyard

  • 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