4Oct
Commemoration 7th Battalion the Hampshire regiment
After the Battle of Arnhem was lost on September 1944, the battle south of the Rhine on 'The Island' continued. There are several monuments to the British and American units that suffered major losses. The commemoration for the 7th battalion of the Hampshire Regiment was on October 4 2024.
2Oct
Photo report interment of ashes Arnhem veterans
At the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Oosterbeek, also called the Airborne Cemetery, veterans of the Battle of Arnhem can have their ashes interred after their death. On Friday, September 20, 2024, there were solemn ceremonies in which the ashes of Bill Williams of the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment and of Joe Mawdsley of the 1 Border Regiment were interred.
1Oct
Photo report Commemoration Glider pilots memorial Wolfheze
About half of the soldiers of the British 1st Airborne Division who fought in the Battle of Arnhem were paratroopers. The remaining men came by glider. These gliders were flown by Glider Pilots. These were well-trained soldiers who fought after the landing, including defending the perimeter in Oosterbeek. The Glider Pilots of the Battle of Arnhem suffered heavy losses. It was therefore good that a memorial for their regiment was unveiled at the Glider Landmark in Wolfheze in 2019. A commemoration was held here on Friday, September 20, 2024.
1Oct
Photo report commemorating commandos at the grave of August Bakhuis-Roozeboom
Every year, Dutch commandos hold a short commemoration at the grave of August Bakhuis-Roozeboom at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek. Commando Bakhuis Roozeboom of No. 2 (Dutch) Troop was one of twelve Dutch commandos attached to the British 1st Airborne Division during the Battle of Arnhem. On September 19, 1944, Bakhuis-Roozeboom was killed when the Jeep he was in was struck at Oosterbeek Laag station.
25Sep
Photo report unveiling memorial plaque Albert Willingham
On September 20, 2024, a plaque was unveiled at the house at Annastraat 2 in Oosterbeek in memory of soldier Albert Willingham. On September 20 and 21 1944, this house was the headquarters of the 10th battalion of the Parachute Regiment that defended this part of the Oosterbeek perimeter. Civilians and soldiers took shelter in the basement. When a German soldier threw a hand grenade into the cellar, soldier Albert Willingham protected the civilians by shielding them by standing in front of the hand grenade. Albert was killed and was buried shortly afterwards in the garden of this house. After the war he was reburied at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek.
22Sep
Photo report Airborne Memorial Service Oosterbeek
The Airborne Memorial Service was held this morning at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek. It was very busy because of the 80th anniversary, the nice weather and the royal visit of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal from England.
18Sep
Photo Report Two funerals at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, two soldiers who fought during the Battle of Arnhem were buried at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek: Private Moon and Lieutenant Anderson. Two British soldiers were buried with military honors in Oosterbeek 80 years after they went missing.
17Sep
Photo Report Airborne Commemoration Oosterbeek
On the morning of September 17, the annual commemoration took place at the Needle memorial in Oosterbeek. It is exactly 80 years ago that the first Airborne soldiers landed on Dutch soil for Operation Market Garden. Due to the anniversary year, there are more events and significantly more visitors are expected.
3Jun
Photo Report Standing with Giants British Normandy Memorial
The British Normandy Memorial inaugurated on June 6, 2019, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, can be found just outside the village of Ver-sur-Mer. From this spot one overlooks Gold Beach, one of the two beaches where British troops landed on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). On the columns of the memorial are listed the names of 22,442 British- and British-commissioned soldiers who fell in Normandy between June 6 and August 31, 1944.
Jul2023
Photo report inauguration of the Tuskegee Airmen monument near Ramitelli, Italy
BY SAMUEL DE KORTE - On 16 July 2023, a monument was unveiled for the Tuskegee Airmen. Accompanying this event, a mural was unveiled, a presentation was given about the many local army air force bases, and a documentary was shown about the Tuskegee Airmen. All these events were to honor and celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen.
Oct2022
Photo Report Race to the Bridge
On the Saturday in the weekend in which the Battle of Arnhem is commemorated, the Race to the Bridge will take place in the afternoon. With original vehicles, a long procession departs from the landing areas at Renkum to the Frost Bridge in Arnhem. The end point is at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek.
Sep2022
Photo report commemoration at the Engineers Monument and Silent Tour White Ribbon Mile
When on 20 September the British 1st Airborne Division had to give up the positions at the Rhine bridge in Arnhem, they withdrew to the 'Perimeter' in Oosterbeek. This was a bridgehead of several square kilometers on the north bank of the Rhine. The idea behind this was that reinforcements could be transferred across the Rhine. After a few days it turned out that the perimeter could no longer be defended. On September 25, 1944, General Urquhart was ordered to withdraw the troops across the Rhine. The operation was codenamed: Berlin.
Sep2022
Photo report Commemoration Airborne memorial de Naald in Oosterbeek
On Friday 16 September the commemoration was held at the Airborne Memorial de Naald in Oosterbeek. By default, this ceremony is on September 17, but because that date fell on a weekend this year, this year it was moved to Friday.
Sep2022
Photo Report Airborne Hospital
In the weekend of the commemorations of the Battle of Arnhem, 'War Department' had again set up an field hospital in the concert hall in Oosterbeek. This living history group lets you experience what the stress in his field hospital must have been like.
Sep2022
Photo report commemoration Battle of Arnhem in Lombok
Every year on Friday afternoon in the weekend of the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem, a commemoration is held at the September 1944 memorial in West-Arnhem (Lombok). This memorial was unveiled at the time by General Urquhart and it is located in the part of Arnhem where on the second day of the Battle of Arnhem the reinforcements for the 2nd battalion of Lt. Col Frost at the bridge, were blocked by the German defences.
Sep2022
Photo report unveiling new Airborne memorials
During the commemoration period of the Battle of Arnhem in September 2022, three new memorials were unveiled. With this image report we want to look at this in more detail:
Sep2022
Photo report interment of ashes Arnhem veteran John Jeffries
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the ashes of Arnhem veteran John Jeffries, who died in 2020, were interred at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek. During the Battle of Arnhem John was assigned to the 156th Parachute Battalion as a liaison. He was injured during his jump on the Ginkelse Heide on September 18, 1944.
Sep2022
Photo report Commemoration Battle of Arnhem in the 'Berenkuil'
On Friday September 16, 2022, the annual commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem was held in Arnhem. As in previous years, there was first a meeting for invited guests in the Eusebius Church. One of the speakers here was Minister of Justice and Security Yeşilgöz-Zegerius. This was followed by the commemoration ceremony in the 'Berenkuil'.
Sep2022
Photo report Airborne landing and commemoration Ginkel Heath 2022
On Saturday 17 September, the annual airborne landing and commemoration was held on the Ginkel Heath near Ede. Early on, the column of historic vehicles was lined up and the market stalls were manned. At 10:00 am, Parachute Group Holland paratroopers made the first jumps from a Dakota.
Jul2022
Photo report memorials to the crews of two Short Stirlings in Montfoort
On Wednesday 29 June 2022, two new memorials were unveiled in Montfoort to the crews of two Short Stirling bombers that crashed here during the Second World War.
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