Airborne Monument at Oosterbeek, the Netherlands This monument commemorates those who fought in the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. The first stone was … Posted February 13, 2022 (updated May 14, 2024) by Pascal
Memory Vrijheidsmuseum – Nijverdal, the Netherlands The Memory Vrijheidsmuseum in Nijverdal tells the story of WW2 with a focus on the region of Overijssel. … Posted February 12, 2022 (updated September 4, 2024) by Patrick
Netherlands American War Cemetery and Memorial Margraten This is the only large WW2 cemetery for fallen American soldiers on Dutch soil. Most of these victims … Posted December 17, 2017 (updated May 13, 2024) by Pascal
M4 Sherman Tank Gun Damage in Valkenburg -Limburg , The Netherlands During the liberation of Valkenburg in the southern tip of the Netherlands, street fighting caused a Sherman M4 … Posted August 23, 2017 (updated January 29, 2023) by Patrick
Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge – Foy, Belgium During the Battle of the Bulge Easy Company of the 101th Airborne Division dug in near the German … Posted January 7, 2017 (updated May 13, 2024) by Patrick
Bastogne Barracks – The Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne – Belgium The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. After chasing away the … Posted December 13, 2016 (updated May 22, 2024) by Patrick
Operation Switchback – A Bailey-bridge left behind in Maldegem, St Laureins, Belgium On October 6th, the 7th Canadian Infantry Division started the construction of a Bailey-bridge between Maldegem and Sint-Laureins, … Posted November 26, 2015 (updated May 20, 2024) by Pascal
The John Frost Bridge, Operation Market Garden in Arnhem – Netherlands [...]Read More... Posted September 9, 2014 (updated September 12, 2024) by Patrick
The John S. Thompson Bridge, the 11th bridge of Operation Market Garden near Grave in the Netherlands The bridge over the river Meuse was one of the objectives of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. … Posted September 7, 2014 (updated May 13, 2024) by Patrick
Hotel Hartenstein, Airborne Headquarters during Operation Market Garden, Oosterbeek near Arnhem – The Netherlands There had been reports of bombardments on the cities of Ede, Arnhem, airfields, and anti aircraft positions, but … Posted July 12, 2014 (updated September 12, 2024) by Patrick
Commonwealth Cemetery Arnhem , Operation Market Garden in Oosterbeek – The Netherlands In Arnhem, close to the Hartenstein Airborne Museum, is a Commonwealth Cemetery with fallen soldiers from operation Market … Posted July 7, 2014 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
The 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / Ginkel On 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the … Posted September 15, 2013 (updated June 2, 2023) by Patrick
Arnhem War Museum 40-45 Operation Market Garden, Netherlands In the years after Operation Market Garden multiple museums, memorials and other reminders of the battle could be … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated July 21, 2024) by Patrick
The 101st Airborne division during Operation Market Garden, Easy company jumps at Son – Netherlands During Market Garden the British and Polish forces dropped near Arnhem needed tank support as soon as possible. … Posted September 1, 2013 (updated September 12, 2024) by Patrick
German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn, The Netherlands On Saturday 19 may 2012, before our visit to Militracks, we stopped near the village of Ysselsteyn. Here … Posted June 27, 2012 (updated May 31, 2023) by Patrick
Vossenack War Cemetery – North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The German War Cemetery Vossenack / Eifel or Ehrenfriedhof Vossenack (in German) was constructed on a strategic site, … Posted January 5, 2012 (updated May 31, 2023) by Pascal
Wings of Liberation – Best, Netherlands The Wings of Liberation Museum is a lovely museum in the city of Best, the Netherlands, near the … Posted April 21, 2010 (updated June 23, 2024) by Patrick