1922 result(s)
Audiospot
This is where the liberation of Apeldoorn started - here, on the night of the 16th of April 1945. Albert van de Scheur a...
It goes without saying that during a war, bridges are strategically important. But what if there are no bridges anymore?...
By spring 1943, a camp had established itself in the Soerelse forest near Nunspeet as a safe haven for people in hiding....
In the autumn of 1944, the organised underground in Putten is very active. On the 30th of September, eight resistance me...
On Sunday 17 September 1944, the relatively peaceful life at Heilig Landstichting changed when thousands of paratroopers...
In March 1945, the allied troops crossed the River Rhine in Germany in five different places before returning to the eas...
The town of Doetinchem withstood the war years reasonably well until the very end, when the town was hit by the most sev...
During World War II, only a small proportion of the Dutch population was actively involved in resistance activities. The...
In March and April 1945, the fighting had reached the Achterhoek region. Those who were there to witness the events can ...
Many of the allied forces ended up in various parts of the Veluwe behind enemy lines due to the failure of Operation Mar...
After 17th September 1944, Middelaar had found itself directly on the frontline, with heavy bombardments making life unb...
Soon after crossing the border, British XXXth Army Corps tanks drive into an ambush. The advance starts on September 17,...
Histoire
After the lost battle of Arnhem, the Allies tried with all their might to maintain a bridgehead in the Betuwe. The front...
"The worm has red hair," "Give my regards to Joseph." Such phrases were used to announce arms drops. In Friesland, 24 of...
On September 17, 1944, the air is suddenly filled with an overwhelming drone. Many hundreds of aircraft appear over the ...
On September 17, 1944, five Allied planes are shot down above this area by German flak. A large number of paratroopers a...
Lieu d'intêret
Le HMS Northney est constitué de quatre bases situées au nord et au nord-est de Hayling Island. Un petit mémorial et u...
In the battle of Arnhem, General Sosabowski and his Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade acted bravely. The enormous...
Monument
In an exposed location on the south-western coast of Jersey is Noirmont Point, beneath which is a warren of bunkers whic...
Valkenswaard is liberated on September 17. The village has suffered a great deal under allied bombardments and air raids...
Because the advancing route of the British is still under German attack and the column is constantly being forced to hal...
On their route north towards Nijmegen and Arnhem the ground troops of Operation Market Garden had to deal with fierce op...
On September 17, 1944, paratroopers from the American 501st Parachute Regiment come down near this castle. But during th...
With the advance of Allied troops towards the north, at the beginning of September 1944, the inhabitants of Vught expect...