Tradition of WW2 vets giving pins to the flowerchildren restored by former Para Engineer Charlie McColgan
At last year's memorial ceremony, former para engineer Charlie McColgan met one of the flower children named Kiki. At the end of the ceremony, he put his beret on her head. They met again last Sunday, this time for the pretty pin Charlie designed for her and all the flower children
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Arnhem veterans received a greeting from the Airborne Region mayors
“You are in our hearts forever, we will always remember you. Hopefully until next year ”, the mayors of Arnhem, Ede, Overbetuwe and Renkum wrote in the booklet
- - - — V for Victory. Children sprinkle marigolds in Oosterbeek
Market Garden News (English)
As a sign of silent resistance, many bright orange marigolds were sown in the Dutch front garden during WW II. Now 15.000 marigolds have been scattered from the windows on the steps of the town hall and seeds are sprinkled with the flowers. Part of it will fall into the flower beds that are arranged on either side of the landing stairs in the form of the Morse code V for Victory
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Parachute Group Holland remembers Market Garden at Wolfheze
Market Garden News (English)
This year, two flights with a Cessna 208 took place from Teuge and 12 paratroopers were dropped per flight. After the jumps, the paratroopers held a small memorial ceremony at the edge of the drop zone
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Church-bells ring throughout Renkum to remember the Wolfheze bombing
Market Garden News (English)
Sunday morning, September 17, 1944. There is a threat in the air. The threat culminates in a carpet of bombs on the village at 11:41 a.m. that morning, in the run-up to the airborne landings of Operation Market Garden
The 76th Airborne Commeroration Oosterbeek held without public
Market Garden News (English)
The memorial service will this time only be attended by representatives such as the ambassadors of Poland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and the USA, the Commissioner of the King and Mayors of the Airborne Municipalities. The army is represented by the commanders of the Polish Airborne Brigade, the British Parachute Regiment and the Dutch 11th Airmobile Brigade. Prior to the memorial weekend, all graves will be provided with a flower with a Poppy card with a personal greeting from a schoolchild on it, so that during the memorial service all graves are provided with a flower with a personal greeting from a schoolchild
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Mayors Airborne Region open Airborne season together in front of Airborne Museum
Mayor Agnes Schaap of Renkum: "In this way we show how The Battle of Arnhem has left deep marks in our region between the 17th and the 25th of September 1944. But it seems the Battle of Arnhem is getting more and more important to our citizens. Market Garden has become part of our DNA."
No March this year but a September without the Airborne-arch? No way!
Due to corona, the Airborne March cannot take place this year, but a September without Airborne-arch, that's too much. The Airborne flags are hoisting all over the municipality and the arch is part of that overall feeling the Dutch people have to remember those days in September 1944. Corona or not, it's just something that needs to be done
No drops Pathfinder Parachute Group in The Netherlands during Airborne Commemorations
They have tried to be able to jump this year with the round canopies like they used during WW2. It's something many members look forward to every year just like the Dutch citizens who enjoy it all from the ground
Airborne Remembrance September 2020: We will always remember!
A strict invitation policy applies to all major commemorations (Arnhem, Ede, Driel and Oosterbeek); the memorial meeting can only be attended by invitation. An uninvited audience is asked to stay at home and will be banned around the location
Ronnie Weijers is the new director of the Airborne Museum as of September 1st
Ronnie Weijers is a veteran and currently working as Head of the Public Sector of the National Military Museum in Soesterberg
Five Second World War movies from the 40ties to watch here
On television you will not find these five films that were made in the 1940s, but on the internet and for those who think they know all the Second World War movies, have you seen these five?
Liberty Day 2020: stay at home throwback Liberty Parade 2019 uncut
Not all images make it into a video report, usually you put the camera down in the knowledge that a compilation is made with the images of your colleagues. On the Ritzema Bosweg in Wageningen, the last part of the Liberation parade, it is usually a bit quieter and if you stand in the middle of the road with your camera (well, usually) you get some nice images
Liberty Day 2020: stay at home throwback, Liberty Festival 2019
Images of the festival, the re-enactment on the Foulkes Terrain and the Parade where veterans were cheered and honoured during the Liberty Festival in 2019
Liberty Day 2020: stay at home throwback, Liberation Parade 2018
Liberty Day 2020 in The Netherlands is celebrated at home. Due to the coronavirus the Dutch people are inside their homes and so is everyone else who was about to visit our country for the celebration of 75 years of freedom. So let's reminisce the Liberation Parade 2018
A beautiful pin or patch to remember the strangest Dutch liberation day ever
Lee Goodright would sell these pins and patches at the Freedom Festival in Wageningen at May 5th. That's not gonna happen, buy you are able to order them now!
Today, Hartenstein Oosterbeek is 155 years old, but there is no reason to celebrate
Today, April 25th, Hartenstein, Oosterbeek in The Netherlands is 155 years old but there is no reason for a celebration. The Airborne Museum which houses inside the Hartenstein is in trouble
Family finds American hand grenade while playing in natural park
75 years of freedom and we're locked inside, just like 'our' veterans
And now they are at home, inside, just as much in isolation as you and me, allright, maybe a little less or a little more, but you get the picture: 75 years of freedom and we're all locked up inside! Please think about them too these days
Second World War veterans return from The Netherlands a day early
Until we meet again...
Dutch TV station shows Travel in the Dark by army doctor Graeme Warrack
Graeme, a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, kept a diary and wrote the book Travel by Dark lafter the war. In 1976 his book was made into a movie. As authentic as possible with German, English and Dutch actors. Since this weekend the entire film is to see online on the website of the NOS, A Dutch TV Station
Hiltje van Eck receives medal of merit from municipality of Ede
It is not so obvious, someone wants to talk about the war and will continue to remember it, which is highly appreciated by veterans and their relatives
For the third year on a row Airborne Museum establishes visitors record
The Museum in Oosterbeek, the Netherlands and the dependence Airborne at the Bridge in Arnhem received more than 155,000 visitors in 2019
In 1944, Sinterklaas was helped by the Canadian Army
Amerigo, the white horse which is Sinterklaas his normal transportation was, probably for safety reasons, still in Spain were they live. This, for the Canadian unknown tradition in The Netherlands was considered to be very important for the Dutch people in wartime. So they all just gave a hand to make the children happy
Nice video trow-back of the Renkum Airborne this year
Two days of Renkum Airborne in less than half an hour: the Spitfire, the laser show, the vehicles, activities, footage of the para droppings, including those from a para's helmet, the performances and the start of the Race to the Bridge, didn't miss a thing
Airborne Museum closes for renovation: mayor helps packing
Volunteers Gido Hordijk and Bart Bijl: "In 2009 we helped set up the displays on all floors in three weeks and now we have three days to pack all the collection pieces in a safe way for the upcoming renovation."