Arnhem · Gelderland
The Battlefield of Arnhem
From 17 to 25 September 1944, Allied airborne forces fought German troops around Arnhem and Oosterbeek during Operation Market Garden, in one of the Second World War's most costly airborne operations.
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Arnhem (Netherlands), site of the September 1944 Battle of Arnhem, the northern pivot of the Allied airborne offensive during Operation Market Garden in the Second World War.
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The battle centred on Arnhem and Oosterbeek, in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The John Frost Bridge (John Frostbrug) over the Rhine in Arnhem, rebuilt after the war and renamed for the British officer who held it, has been a Dutch national monument (rijksmonument, reference 529907) since 7 April 2010. The Airborne Museum Hartenstein, in Oosterbeek, tells the story of the battle at the former headquarters of the British 1st Airborne Division.
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The site of 'A Bridge Too Far,' one of the Second World War's most famous airborne operations, still marked by a national-monument bridge and a dedicated museum.