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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
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Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.
Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.
In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the s...
Driel
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Blixem
Blixem
NIJMEGEN
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The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel
The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel
Because the Polish troops could not cross the Rhine on the first night, they took up positions ar...
Driel
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Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park
Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park
Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park is a recreation area with lots of sunbathing areas and sandy beaches. The...
SLIJK-EWIJK
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De Buitenpoort Huissen
De Buitenpoort Huissen
The Buitenpoort is a multifunctional and stylish hospitality company in the heart of Huissen, bet...
Huissen
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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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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
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Toonen Dekkers Grebbeberg
Toonen Dekkers GrebbebergToonen Dekkers Grebbeberg
This street is named after Sigbertus Toonen Dekkers, a resident of Balgoij, who was killed in action on the Grebbeberg on 13 May 1940 at the age of 35.
This street is named after Sigbertus Toonen Dekkers, a resident of Balgoij, who was killed in act...
Balgoij
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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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Camperpark Lingewaard
Camperpark Lingewaard
Lingewaard camper van park is situated in a rural setting just outside Gendt. The pitches include...
GENDT
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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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Park Lingezegen
Park Lingezegen
Whether you are an avid birdwatcher, want to go for a walk with the dog, love going for a bike ri...
ELST GLD
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Molenstraat (Nijmegen)
Molenstraat (Nijmegen)
Molenstraat in Nijmegen town centre offers numerous possibilities, with plenty of things to see a...
NIJMEGEN
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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
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Former home of Mayor Luske
Former home of Mayor LuskeFormer home of Mayor Luske
Jacques J.C.M. Luske was the mayor of Bergharen during the Second World War. Luske regularly protested against the German authorities and actively helped to protect people in hiding. During a raid, a number of people in hiding were arrested; after being tortured, they admitted that Luske had helped them go into hiding. On 6 March 1944, Luske was arrested by the Germans. He was eventually sent to Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg, where he died on 27 December 1944. Luske was 43 years old.
Jacques J.C.M. Luske was the mayor of Bergharen during the Second World War. Luske regularly prot...
Bergharen
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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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