Airborne Memorial Wolfheze
De monument consists of a circular bench with a plaque which shows the following text:
"IN MEMORY OF THE UNITS OF THE 1st BRITISH AIRBORNE DIVISION
AND OF THE 1st POLISH INDEPENDENT PARACHUTE BRIGADE GROUP WHICH LANDED IN THIS VICINITY ON 17, 18 AND 19 SEPTEMBER 1944. FROM HERE THEY ADVANCED IN THE DIRECTION OF ARNHEM TO SEIZE THE ROAD-BRIDGE AS PART OF OPERATION MARKET GARDEN.
THIS BATTLE OF ARNHEM LASTED FROM 17 TO 26 SEPTEMBER 1944."
The text is also in Dutch.
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Source
- Text: Arjan Vrieze
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
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Sep2019
Photo Report Airborne Memorial Wolfheze
The commemoration at the Airborne memorial in Wolfheze was held this year on Sunday 22 September. In this service special attention is given to the Glider Pilot Regiment, because this unit adopted this memorial as theirs. Two Arnhem veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment, Ron Johnson and Frank Ashleigh, attended the ceremony.
Sep2017
Photo report Airborne Commemoration Wolfheze 2017
The Sunday afternoon in the 'Arnhem weekend' a commemoration is held at the memorial in Wolfheze. It is usually well attended by the veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment. This year four Glider Pilots and a veteran of the 7th KOSB joined this service.
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