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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Sep2017
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.
Sep2017
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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Museum
- Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein' - Oosterbeek
- Arnhem War Museum '40-'45 - Schaarsbergen
- Historical Collection Regiment Van Heutsz - Arnhem
Point of interest
- Information Panel Perimeter Route no. 2 - Oosterbeek
- Information Panel Perimeter Route no. 4 - Oosterbeek
- Tennis Coart Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
Monument
- Childrens Memorial "Liberation" - Oosterbeek
- Jewish War Memorial Jewish Cemetery Moscowa Arnhem - Arnhem
- Plaque 5th Battalion The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry - Driel
Cemetery
- Dutch War Grave Schaarsbergen - Schaarsbergen
- Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Moscowa Arnhem - Arnhem
- Dutch War Graves Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek - Oosterbeek
Stumbling Stone
- Stumbling Stones Wielakkerstraat 34 - Arnhem
- Stumbling Stones Nieuwstad 28 - Arnhem
- Stumbling Stones Nieuwstad 20 - Arnhem
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