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  • Kronenburgerpark

    Kronenburgerpark

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

    Nijmegen

    Park/Garden

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

    Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

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

    BERG EN DAL

    Camp ground

  • IJssalon Passione

    IJssalon Passione

    For delectable ice cream and coffee specialities. We – Geert and Willeke – have been located in t...

    Groesbeek

    Ice-cream shop

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombing

    Mass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombing

    At the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Wijchen lies a mass grave containing the remains of thirteen ci...

    Wijchen

    Routemedia

  • 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

  • Groesbeek Express

    Groesbeek Express

    The Groesbeek Express operates in Groesbeek and surrounding areas. This eye-catching yellow locom...

    GROESBEEK

    Arrangement

  • 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 Pelgrim

    De Pelgrim

    Enjoy life together. Embark on an adventurous journey with your friends at de Pelgrim. Travel th...

    Nijmegen

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • Former home of Mayor Luske

    Former home of Mayor Luske

    Jacques J.C.M. Luske was the mayor of Bergharen during the Second World War. Luske regularly prot...

    Bergharen

    Routemedia