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I saw something earlier today talking about how it was soon the anniversary of Operation Berlin - the last ditch evacuation efforts of the remainder of the British 1st Airborne from the Arnhem Oosterbeck perimeter, carried out by the British 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, 1st Polish Parachute...
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During the attack on Armhem a British soldier working with the Canadian troops in Holland, points his rifle at a road sign marked with their destination. They are (left) Private George Pope from Derbyshire and Private Dennis Townsend from Yorkshire.
An Arnhem VC
The story of how Captain Queripel won his VC is one of the better known tales of the battle:
By 1400 hrs on 19th of September the confusion and heavy casualties saw Captain Queripel acting as commander of a company comprising of the men of three parachute battalions. As they...
During Nov./Dec 2002, my son David & I travelled to The Netherlands to visit some of the 'Operation Market Garden' sites.
This is the view from the 25-pounder gun platform memorial, from where the airborne 6-pounder was firing blind from between the houses that were here at the time of the...
During Nov./Dec 2002, my son David & I travelled to The Netherlands to visit some of the 'Operation Market Garden' sites.
This is Airborne Plein in Arnhem, which commemorates the battles here and situated at the north end of Arnhem Bridge, between the on and off ramps. The pillar was part...
During Nov./Dec 2002, my son David & I travelled to The Netherlands to visit some of the 'Operation Market Garden' sites, especially Arnhem Bridge.
Ever since I was a young boy, I have had an interest in the Arnhem battles and to finally stand on the bridge, on and around which these brave...
During Nov./Dec 2002, my son David & I travelled to The Netherlands to visit some of the 'Operation Market Garden' sites.
This 25-pounder gun is situated in about the same position near to Arnhem bridge as an airborne 6-pounder firing blind from between houses that were here, at enemy...
During Nov./Dec 2002, my son David & I travelled to The Netherlands to visit some of the 'Operation Market Garden' sites. This massive Ysselstein German War Graves Cemetery is situated in the south-east of Holland and contains all German casualties from all over the country.
During Nov./Dec 2002, my son David & I travelled to The Netherlands to visit some of the 'Operation Market Garden' sites. We came across Jonkerbos cemetery by accident, whilst travelling through Nijmegen to go and meet up with a friend, who lives south of the city. This shows David amongst...
Signed message (with translation), from Heinrich Himmler to SS-Captain Sepp Krafft, thanking him for his birthday greetings and congratulating Krafft & his troops on the Arnhem operation.
The rebuilt bridge at Arnhem, which was later renamed in honour of the C.O. of 2 Para. This view looking south across the Lower Rhine, from the position held by the British troops in Sept. '44.
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