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Landgoed Mariëndaal

Two Dutch ex prisoners were mistaken for English paratroopers and shot here on the spot on 18 September 1944. They were later both reburied in a mass grave at the Oosterbeek cemetery.

The area witnessed heavy fighting in September 1944.

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Arjan Vrieze

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