Another trip to Arnhem

[Marcel]

LZ S, the first landingzone that was used. Here the first wave of airborn troops landed, being the 1st landing brigade. (the 7th Battalion King's Ow Schottisch Borderes were among them). They had the mission to secure the landingzones. There is now a monument in the form of a Horsa glider.

The next picture is a monument in Heelsum. It's build from all kinds of equipment that was salvaged from the battle field.

The overview fof the Rhine rom the resaurant Westerbouwing. The area here was the scene of some violent fighting for a long time. Many tanks were destroyed and many men lost their lives here. You can see the railroad bridge in the distance, one of the targets for the mission, but unfortunately destroyed before the airborn troops got there.

 

[Marcel]

The old church of Oosterbeek. I can write all day about this place. For me this is one of the central places in the Battle of Arnhem. Here was Kate ter Horst, also know as "the angel of Arnhem". It's also the spot where the remaining troops left for the river to cross over to the free south side. I forgot to take pictures of the old chuch this day, so I include a photo from a previous visit back in 2017.

Kate ter Horst's house

The old church of Oosterbeek. So many stories to tell about this place. The church was in ruins after the war. It's been rebuild in the old style. Unfortunately we couldn't enter, but it's well worth visiting.

 

[Marcel]

One little project that I did for myself. Talking to Karl, we were discussing photos concerning destroyed Tiger II tanks around the old church. I could trace one location to somewhere very close to the church, in fact maybe a hundred yards away. See here the composition photo I made from an old 1944 photo that I found on the internet and the photo I took myself. I attached the originals as thumbnails as well.