Airborne memorial Renkum - Netherlands
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naj16
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Airborne monument on the spot where the battle of Arnhem began.
Waymark Code: WMZV5N
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/07/2019
Views: 3
Airborne Memorial on the edge of drop zone-X.
Text:
On the 17th and 18th of september 1944, paratroupers and gliders of the 1st British Airborne Division landed on the fields around this point.
From here they began their attempt to capture the Rhine bridges as part of the Opreration Market Garden.
Date of Dedication: 09/21/2018
Property Permission: Public
Location of waymark:
Telefoonweg
Renkum, Netherlands
Commemoration: 1st British Airborne Division
Access instructions: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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