Photo Report Commemoration Oosterbeek with Boris Johnson
OOSTERBEEK - On 16 September 2016 the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson attended an extra commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem at the Military Cemetery in Oosterbeek. Also attending was the Dutch Foreign Secretary Bert Koenders.
After the ceremony there were informal conversations with a couple of Arnhem veterans.
After the ceremony there were informal conversations with a couple of Arnhem veterans.
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- Source: STIWOT, Arjan Vrieze
- Published on: 16-09-2016 17:42:29
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