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  • Molenstraat (Nijmegen)

    Molenstraat (Nijmegen)

    Molenstraat in Nijmegen town centre offers numerous possibilities, with plenty of things to see a...

    NIJMEGEN

    Shopping area

  • Omnivents

    Omnivents

    Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.

    VALBURG

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hotel Restaurant MANNA

    Hotel Restaurant MANNA

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

    NIJMEGEN

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Campsite De Grote Altena

    Campsite De Grote Altena

    Camping on one of the most beautiful and best-rated campsites in the Betuwe. Campsite De Grote Al...

    OOSTERHOUT GLD

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • Hoogeerd by Flow

    Hoogeerd by Flow

    Near Nijmegen, in Niftrik on the River Maas, you'll find the exceptionally welcoming Hotel Hoogee...

    Niftrik

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse de Loksheuvel

    Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse de Loksheuvel

    Luxurious Bed and Breakfast situated in a beautifully restored 18th-century farmhouse. Two luxuri...

    OVERASSELT

    Bed and breakfast

  • 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

  • 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

  • LUX Nijmegen

    LUX Nijmegen

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • B&B De Knechtenkamer

    B&B De Knechtenkamer

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    PUIFLIJK

    Bed and breakfast

  • 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

  • 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

  • Information Centre: The Poles of Driel

    Information Centre: The Poles of Driel

    ‘Bound by Friendship and Gratitude’. The Information Centre: The Poles of Driel provide insights...

    DRIEL

    Visitors' center

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