21st Independent Parachute-Company Memorial
The monument stands in the garden of a house on the intersection of the Utrechtseweg and the Stationslaan in the village of Oosterweg.
The text on the monument:
"In memory of the 21st Independent Parachute-Company, which held this area during the Battle of Arnhem and of the people of Oosterbeek, who sacrificed so much to give their support."
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Source
- Text: Jeroen Koppes
- Photos: Liesbeth Vrieze (1, 2), Koos Winkelman (3, 4)
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