Heritage

The Poles near Driel

On September 21st, Polish troops landed near Driel. Only a small part of the troops managed to re...

Oosterbeek

Landing sites – then fields and orchards

On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...

Driel

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

The Western Perimeter

During the Battle of Arnhem, the 1st Border Regiment was one of the few regiments that could fulf...

Oosterbeek

Rhederoord

Rhederoord was established in 1657 following a series of acquisitions by the Everwijn and Brantse...

De Steeg

Villa Hartenstein

Villa Harteinstein used to be the headquarters of the British stroops commanded by general Urquha...

Oosterbeek

De Westerbouwing

The high ground of the Westerbouwing was heavily attacked by German troops. The British t roops w...

Oosterbeek

Landgoed Bronbeek

At Bronbeek you can learn about the Netherlands’ colonial past in the Dutch East Indies. For a re...

ARNHEM

Grunsfoort

Grunsfoort was a castle (earthwork fort) belonging to the Duke of Gelre, strategically situated i...

Renkum

The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles

The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to rea...

Driel

Operation Berlin

When the situation for the troops in Oosterbeek proved to be untenable, it was decided to evacuat...

Oosterbeek

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

Castle Biljoen

The history of Castle Biljoen goes back to the year 1530. The Duke of Gelre, Karel van Egmond, or...

VELP GLD

Landgoed Beekhuizen

VELP GLD

The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets

The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as...

Driel

Station Oosterbeek-Hoog

The Northern part of the perimeter was situated at the station of Oosterbeek. The troops at the N...

Oosterbeek

De Weverstraat

As one of the boudaries of the perimeter, the damage to the Weverstraat was considerable. German...

Oosterbeek

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

Stationsweg 8

The house at Stationsweg 8 was taken by British troops and served as part of the British defense...

Oosterbeek

De Tafelberg

Hotel De Tafelberg was one of the two main medical points in the perimeter. Operations were carri...

Oosterbeek

Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine

This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both th...

Driel

De Naald

‘De Naald’ was the first monument that was built in Oosterbeek to remember the war. Even though i...

Oosterbeek