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The John Frost Bridge, Operation Market Garden in Arnhem – Netherlands

September 9 2014, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Patrick

The British 1st Airborne Division under the command of General Roy Urquhart landed on 17 September 1944 near the Dutch villages of Renkum and Wolfheze. The Allied goal was... Read More »

Hotel Hartenstein, Airborne Headquarters during Operation Market Garden, Oosterbeek near Arnhem – The Netherlands

July 12 2014, Last update: October 5 2016, Author: Patrick

There had been reports of bombardments on the cities of Ede, Arnhem, airfields, and anti aircraft positions, but this didn't stop Field marshal Model and General Krebbs to... Read More »

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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 fell during Operation Marketgarden, the Ardennes...

The Grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – Parish Church of St Martin’s, Bladon, United Kingdom

In this quiet graveyard of the Parish Church of St Martin's Bladon, England, lies the grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965).

Stützpunkt Von Kleist of VB Vlissingen – Koudekerke, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Stützpunkt Von Kleist was a Heeresbatterie of the VB Vlissingen. The battery had a fire support role defending the Landesfront of the Verteidigungsbereich of...

Stützpunkt Krimhild Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Flushing was of great strategic importance during WW2. As part of the Atlantikwall, the Germans fortified the city and the surrounding area for it's...

Halifax R.A.F. bomber LK844 – Tingely England

73 years ago to this very day on the 14th of November 1944. Halifax bomber LK844 part of the 51 squadron of the R.A.F...

Na de Grote Razzia – Rotterdamse scholieren voor dwangarbeid in Duitsland 1944-1945

With great pride we can announce that the first LandmarkScout book is out! After working on this project almost continuously for the past two...

Battle of the Scheldt: No. 4 Commando at Uncle Beach, Flushing – Walcheren, the Netherlands

In the early morning of 1st November 1944, the town of Flushing is rudely awakened by an extensive artillery bombardment. Under the cover of...

Bastogne Memorial to General Mc Auliffe – Bastogne, Belgium

On the main square in Bastogne is a bust of General Mc Auliffe. He and his American troops withstood the brunt of the German...

U-166, a German U-boat type IXC in American Waters – Grayton Beach, Florida

In the photograph, I am wearing my much-vaunted black Landmark Scout t-shirt, standing at location 30.327396, -86.166762, or rather, Grayton Beach, Florida, looking seaward...

German War Cemetery Geldern – North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Geldern was bombed several times during World War Two, it was a target for bombing raids during the last months in 1944 and bombed...

Fort des Dunes – Dunkirk France

After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force it was used by the German Kriegsmarine and was now part of the Atlantic Wall.

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