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Hernen Castle (Kasteel Hernen) is a moated medieval fortress featuring unique covered parapets and situated...
HERNEN
The late Gothic St Stephens’s Church is in the heart of the charming historical centre of Nijmegen. As...
Nijmegen
Mediaeval castle in Overbetuwe where the Rhine and Waal meet. Imposing stronghold, part of which is free...
DOORNENBURG
On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000 paratroopers...
Driel
Early in the morning on Friday 22 September 1944, units of the Household Cavalry reached the Polish soldiers...
Driel
The bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski looks out over his headquarters, at Molenstraat 12. This...
Driel
The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to reach the...
Driel
The Polish troops took up positions in and around Driel, including at the predecessor of this post-war...
Driel
In the night of 24 to 25 September 1944, after two earlier failed attempts by the Poles, a final operation...
Driel
Because the Polish troops could not cross the Rhine on the first night, they took up positions around...
Driel
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both the Polish...
Driel
At the T-junction of Dorpstraat-Honingveldsestraat, the Polish troops had taken up positions. When the...
Driel
The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as its...
Driel
In Batenburg, a picturesque town on the banks of the river Maas, time seems to have stopped. Strategically...
BATENBURG
On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited Driel....
Driel
In lovely Groesbeek, a stone’s throw from Nijmegen, Liberation Tour hosts a liberation-themed tour. An...
GROESBEEK
After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from the east,...
Driel
The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this country....
BERG EN DAL
In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the south...
Driel
On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earlier....
Driel
At the beginning of the Battle of Arnhem, under the leadership of the local female doctor, Dr. A. van...
Driel
Situated on Bronckhorstlaan opposite the railway station and close to Kasteel-Raadhuis Wijchen (Wijchen...
WIJCHEN
Stichting van Steen en Natuur – the Brick and Nature Foundation – focuses on the preservation of the...
OOIJ