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  • De Puitenburgh

    De Puitenburgh

    Welcome to “de Heerlijkheid Leur” for a great stay in this traditionally converted listed buildin...

    LEUR

    Group accommodation

  • Restaurant Pancake House St. Walrick

    Restaurant Pancake House St. Walrick

    The St. Walrick restaurant and pancake house is situated in wooded surroundings. There is a small...

    OVERASSELT

    Restaurant

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    Heritage

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Camperpark Lingewaard

    Camperpark Lingewaard

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

    GENDT

    Caravan park

  • De Lindenberg

    De Lindenberg

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

    NIJMEGEN

    Cultural organizations

  • Sculpture ‘Near Miss’

    Sculpture ‘Near Miss’

    On 21 September 1944, a ‘Short Stirling MK 4’ took off from the British airfield at Fairford to s...

    Batenburg

    Routemedia

  • Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

    Recreatieboerderij Nederrijkswald

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

    BERG EN DAL

    Camp ground

  • 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

  • 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

  • Groesbeek Express

    Groesbeek Express

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

    GROESBEEK

    Arrangement

  • 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

    Tourist Information pillar

  • 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