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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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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Holland Casino Nijmegen
Holland Casino Nijmegen
An exciting evening in one and the same venue? It’s possible in Holland Casino Nijmegen! Holland...
NIJMEGEN
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Conry Candler's Grave
Conry Candler's GraveConry Candler's Grave
Conry Candler is buried at the cemetery in Bergharen. He was killed when his aircraft, a ‘Short Stirling MK 4’, was shot down by a German fighter. As soon as you enter the cemetery through the gate, Conry Candler’s grave is the third on the left. Near the sculpture ‘Bijna Ramp’, you will pass the memorial made up of parts from the crashed aircraft.
Conry Candler is buried in the cemetery in Bergharen. He was killed when his aircraft, a ‘Short S...
Batenburg
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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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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
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David van der Reis
David van der ReisDavid van der Reis
Along this road lies a boulder with an information board about David van der Reis. Here, at a farm at number 8 Rakenbergseweg in Alverna, David van der Reis, who was Jewish, went into hiding. The monument illustrates how David van der Reis travelled across the country to assist the Resistance. On 21 May 1943, this cost him his life.
Here, at a farm at number 8 Rakenbergseweg in Alverna, the Jewish man David van der Reis went int...
Wijchen
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Landgoed Brakkesteyn
Landgoed Brakkesteyn
Landgoed Brakkesteyn country estate is Nijmegen’s grandest city-centre park and offers endless po...
Nijmegen
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Brewery de Hemel
Brewery de Hemel
Our working brewery museum welcomes both individual visitors and small groups. Captions, photos,...
NIJMEGEN
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Hotel 't Spijker
Hotel 't Spijker
Hotel-restaurant ’t Spijker is a uniquely situated and stylish family hotel. The friendliness and...
BEEK-UBBERGEN
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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
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The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel
The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel
On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earl...
Driel
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Little Canada
Little CanadaLittle Canada
In September 1944, the war was raging through Gelderland. The Allied forces were stationed there between October 1944 and February 1945, sleeping in barracks such as those shown in the picture. When the Allied forces advanced into Germany, they left a number of these barracks behind. Tens of thousands of civilians were forced to flee because of the war. Wijchen – then home to 8,000 inhabitants and a safe haven amidst the violence – had to accommodate 6,000 displaced people in a short space of time. After the liberation, the housing shortage remained unacceptably high and the council took over a collection of Allied huts. People came to live in these eleven huts and barracks, without electricity or plumbing; water was pumped by hand. The complex soon came to be known as ‘Little Canada’. In 1955, the last resident left and the complex was demolished.
In September 1944, the war was raging through Gelderland. Between October 1944 and February 1945,...
Wijchen
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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
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Wijchen Peace Monument
Wijchen Peace MonumentWijchen Peace Monument
‘To all those who gave their lives for peace, wherever in the world.’ This is the inscription on this monument, which commemorates the suffering caused by all wars. The monument was designed by Henk Scheffer, a resident of Wijchen, to mark the 40th anniversary of Wijchen’s liberation. On Saturday 8 September 1984, the Queen’s Commissioner for Gelderland, Mr De Bruijne, came to Wijchen to unveil the memorial. Commemorative events are held at the monument, including the commemoration of the liberation of Wijchen and the surrounding area on 17 September. The monument is also intended as a warning against the rise of fascism and racism. The white concrete column symbolises ‘good’. The shields, made of hot-dip galvanised steel, symbolise evil. Evil attempts to penetrate good, seeking to destroy it, but is repelled because good ultimately has greater strength.
‘To all those who gave their lives for peace, wherever in the world.’ These are the words inscrib...
Wijchen
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One Bridge Too Many
One Bridge Too ManyOne Bridge Too Many
Eight people lost their lives in Niftrik during the Second World War. One soldier was killed in action on the Grebbeberg during the May days of 1940. Seven people were killed in the bombing raid on 1 September 1944 near the railway bridge at Niftrik. Fifteen houses and the church were also set alight on the orders of the Dutch army, as the area had to be cleared of cover for the troops.
A war memorial near Niftrik
Niftrik
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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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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
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