Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek
The Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek, also known as the Airborne Cemetery, contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings and many of those killed in later fighting in the area.
There are now 1,680 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 245 of the burials are unidentified and two casualties are commemorated by special memorials. There are also 73 Polish, 3 Dutch and 3 non-war (former CWGC employees) graves in the cemetery.
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- Text: Lennard Bolijn
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
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21Sep
Photo Report Commemoration Airborne Cemetery 2017
On Sundat 17 September 2017 the annual remembrance service took place at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek. About 25 veterans of the Battle of Arnhem attended this service joined by another 25 World War Two veterans.
13Sep
Photo Report rededication of the grave of L/Cpl William Loney
On Wednesday 13 September 2017 was a service for the rededication of the grave of L/Cpl William Loney of the 2nd Parachute Battalion at the Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
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- Exhibition WWll Town Hall Elst - Elst
- Historical Collection Regiment Van Heutsz - Arnhem
Point of interest
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- Ter Horst House - Oosterbeek
- Information Panel Perimeter Route North no. 2 - Oosterbeek
Monument
- Battle Marker Old Church Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
- 21st Independent Parachute-Company Memorial - Oosterbeek
- Memorial crossing location Operation Berlin - Oosterbeek
Cemetery
- Polish Monument - Driel
- Dutch War Graves Elst - Elst
- Commonwealth War Grave Jewish Cemetery Moscowa Arnhem - Arnhem
Stumbling Stone
- Stumbling Stones Hommelseweg 55 - Arnhem
- Stumbling Stones Amsterdamseweg 155 - Arnhem
- Stumbling Stones Van Lawick van Pabtstraat 107 - Arnhem
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