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Groesbeek’s aqueduct
Groesbeek’s aqueduct
The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this cou...
BERG EN DAL
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Omnivents
Omnivents
Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.
VALBURG
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German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from th...
Driel
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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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Mass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombing
Mass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombingMass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombing
At the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Wijchen lies a mass grave of thirteen civilian victims who lost their lives during the bombing of Nijmegen on 22 February 1944. During this Allied bombing raid, nearly 800 people lost their lives and a large part of the city centre was destroyed. Most of the thirteen victims from Wijchen were on the bus at Stationsplein, waiting for the ‘all clear’ signal following the first air-raid siren.
At the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Wijchen lies a mass grave containing the remains of thirteen ci...
Wijchen
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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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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
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Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)
Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)
De Lange Hezelstraat, the oldest shopping street in the Netherlands, is home to a wide selection...
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 & 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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Koningsplein Nijmegen
Koningsplein Nijmegen
Koningsplein is a pleasant location in the center of Nijmegen, its wealth of shops amongst the ou...
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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Molenstraat (Nijmegen)
Molenstraat (Nijmegen)
Molenstraat in Nijmegen town centre offers numerous possibilities, with plenty of things to see a...
NIJMEGEN
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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
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Het Buitencentrum
Het Buitencentrum
Het Buitencentrum provides indoor and outdoor activities at a unique location, in the magnificent...
OVERASSELT
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Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel
Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel
At the T-junction of Dorpstraat-Honingveldsestraat, the Polish troops had taken up positions. Whe...
Driel
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