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The John S. Thompson Bridge, the 11th bridge of Operation Market Garden near Grave in the Netherlands
September 7 2014, Last update: December 21 2017, Author: Patrick
The bridge over the river Meuse was one of the objectives of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. The 82nd Airborne Division was selected to take the area south...
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The Massacre at Oradour sur Glane Memorial Center – Limousin, France
August 9 2014, Last update: November 21 2016, Author: Pascal
Some villagers had barely seen a German soldier from up close and it even seemed like the Second World War would pass this village by quietly. But that all...
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The 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / Ginkel
September 15 2013, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Patrick
On 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the Ginkelse moor near Ede. This year more than 800 parachutist will...
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The 101st Airborne division during Operation Market Garden, Easy company jumps at Son – Netherlands
September 1 2013, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Patrick
During Market Garden the British and Polish forces dropped near Arnhem needed tank support as soon as possible. American parachute troops from the 82nd and 101 airborne divisions secured...
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Rotterdam Blitz, A City on Fire – Netherlands
April 13 2013, Last update: September 27 2016, Author: Patrick
May 1940. Heavy rumbling sounds fill the afternoon sky above the Netherlands. The drone rolls on for miles through the afternoon skies. The sound unnerves cattle and farmers on...
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Nazi Trials Nuremberg, Courtroom 600 – Germany
July 13 2012, Last update: October 30 2016, Author: Patrick
In April 2012 we stopped at courtroom 600 in Nuremberg. In this famous courtroom the Nazi's stood on trail for their actions during WWII. On the first and most...
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D-day: Omaha Beach Landing – Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
February 23 2012, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Pascal
On 6 june 1944 the first wave of soldiers had to wade through this water for many yards under heavy fire, before finally reaching the wide beach, having to...
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The battle of Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia – Germany
January 1 2012, Last update: January 6 2016, Author: Pascal
From mid September 1944 until the 9th Februari 1945, the U.S. Army fought it's longest single battle ever recorded, also it's longest battle on German soil, over an area...
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