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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- Arnhem War Museum '40-'45 - Schaarsbergen
- Information Centre: The Poles of Driel - Driel
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- Landing Zone L - Arnhem
- Crash Location Stirling LJ913 - Arnhem
Monument
- Memorial Lancaster KB728 - Elden
- War Memorial Elst - Elst
- Memorial Tree Sir James Cleminson KBE, MC - Oosterbeek
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Municipal Cemetery North and South Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
- Dutch War Graves Wolfheze - Wolfheze
- Municipal Cemetery North and South Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
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