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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Source
- Text: Lennard Bolijn
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze (1, 4, 5), Arjan Vrieze (2, 3)
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21Sep
Photo report Ceremony headstone with name for unknown Polish soldier
On Friday, September 16 2021, a ceremony was held at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek because the grave of an unknown Polish soldier was given a new stone with name. Thanks to research by Mateusz Mróz, it has been established that the remains in this grave must have come from Edward Trochim of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade. The ceremony attracted a lot of interest.
19Sep
Photo Report Commemoration Airborne Cemetery Oosterbeek
On Sunday, September 19, 2021, the annual commemoration was held at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek. Due to the Corona measures, unfortunately with a limited number of invited guests and no Arnhem veterans.
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Museum
- Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein' - Oosterbeek
- Exhibition Glider Collection Wolfheze - Wolfheze
- Arnhem War Museum '40-'45 - Arnhem
Point of interest
- Information Sign "Operation Market Garden" Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
- Information Panel Perimeter Route North no. 2 - Oosterbeek
- Hotel Dreyeroord (The White House) - Oosterbeek
Monument
- Stone of Gratitude Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
- Plaque British and Polish Veterans 1944 Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
- Memorial Bench Tom Carpenter - Oosterbeek
Cemetery
- American War Grave Oosterbeek War Cemetery - Oosterbeek
- Polish War Graves Oosterbeek War Cemetery - Oosterbeek
- Dutch War Graves Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Mesdaglaan 39 Arnhem - Arnhem
- Stumbling Stones Rembrandtlaan 31 Arnhem - Arnhem
- Stumbling Stones Noordelijke Parallelweg 69 Arnhem - Arnhem
Fortification
- Foxholes 4th Parachute Brigade Headquarters - Wolfheze
- Kochbunker Arnhem - Arnhem
- Concrete Encased M4 Sherman Tanks Meinerswijk - Arnhem
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