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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

    Entertainment center

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hotel Blue

    Hotel Blue

    Hotel Blue in Nijmegen is perfect for those who like to feel right at home. Here you have everyth...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Openluchtbad De Goffert

    Openluchtbad De Goffert

    Openluchtbad De Goffert is open between April 30 and September 11. There is a large pool and a p...

    NIJMEGEN

    Swimming pool

  • Museumpark Heilig Land Stichting Orientalis

    Museumpark Heilig Land Stichting Orientalis

    Between 1911 and 1940 numerous buildings and interiors were built according to Jan Stuyt and Piet...

    HEILIG LANDSTICHTING

    Museum

  • Brewery de Hemel

    Brewery de Hemel

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Museum

  • 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

  • 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

  • Dolfijn Mook

    Dolfijn Mook

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

    MOOK

    Aquatic sport

  • De Lindenberg

    De Lindenberg

    De Lindenberg is thé Arts Centre in Nijmegen. Besides art courses De Lindenberg hosts a wide rang...

    NIJMEGEN

    Cultural organizations

  • 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

    Regional products

  • Campsite Op den Stuwwal

    Campsite Op den Stuwwal

    Campsite Op den Stuwwal is located in the tranquil countryside of Groesbeek. Groesbeek and its su...

    GROESBEEK

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • 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

    Outdoor and Survival

  • Kronenburgerpark

    Kronenburgerpark

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

    Nijmegen

    Park/Garden

  • Holland Casino Nijmegen

    Holland Casino Nijmegen

    An exciting evening in one and the same venue? It’s possible in Holland Casino Nijmegen! Holland...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

    Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

    Situated in quiet woodland surroundings and lovely rolling countryside near 'Nederrijk' country e...

    BERG EN DAL

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • 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

  • Camperpark Lingewaard

    Camperpark Lingewaard

    Lingewaard camper van park is situated in a rural setting just outside Gendt. The pitches include...

    GENDT

    Caravan park

  • The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post

    The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post

    At the beginning of the Battle of Arnhem, under the leadership of the local female doctor, Dr. A....

    Driel

    Sight

  • 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

  • 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

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