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Operation Market Garden 80th Anniversary Events near Eindhoven and Veghel

Operation Market Garden 80th Anniversary Events near Eindhoven and Veghel

This is a non exhaustive and probably incomplete list of upcoming 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden events that are planned in the 101st Airborne Area, between Eindhoven and Veghel:

Air Assault demonstration near Veghel:

On 17 September near Veghel the 101st Airborne division and the Dutch Air Mobile brigade will perform a massive air assault demo. This is followed by a parachute jump from the Round Canopy Parachute .

More info and the link to order your free tickers here (site in Dutch so Google Translate required): 
https://www.meierijstad.nl/Alle_onderwerpen/Bestuur_en_organisatie/Airborne_Air_Assault

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1139749883898632

There is a lot more info on events around Veghel on this site: (in Dutch so Google Translate required):
https://www.bezoekmeierijstad.nl/dit-is-meierijstad/cultuur/tweede-wereldoorlog/agenda-meierijstad-herdenkt

Operation Market Garden 2024 near Veghel: 

A big reenactment camp from 14 -21 September with static displays and a massive vehicle convoy on the 14th of September 

More information here: https://omg2024.nl/en/

Liberty Taskforce convoy (Updated 5-09-2024):

A big vehicle convoy from 10 -20 September that begins in Leopoldsburg and ends in Bemmel. It is only for British vehicles and they have an impressive record and will include multiple tanks.

More information here about their convoy, dates and times here: https://ltf-hq.com/downloads/Movements.pdf

Camp Liberty in Son:

More information on Facebook (but all in Dutch so you need Google Translate): https://www.facebook.com/groups/7001169326645117/

Another bit reenactment camp but now in Son en Breugel, this is from 13-19 September.

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/395381512992857/

Parachute jumps:

Two groups are going to perform multiple parachute jumps during the Market Garden commemorations, you can find more information about their plans on their sites:

Para group Holland:

September 20th, Dropzone A-1 Heeswijk Castle at 09:00h

https://www.paragroupholland.nl/uk_events.html 

Round Canopy Parachuting Team Netherlands: 

More information here: https://www.facebook.com/RCPTNL

Eindhoven Liberation +80:

On 18 September the city of Eindhoven will celebrate their liberation, starting at 19:00h in the center of town with a big parade of World War 2 vehicles and many other groups.

More information here: https://stichting18september.nl/bevrijdingsdefile-18-september/

The route of the parade through the city:

Camp Victory – Wings of Liberation in Best

Another reenactment camp, this one is at the Wings of Liberation (bevrijdende vleugels) museu, in Best:

More info on their website: https://www.bevrijdendevleugels.nl/omg-basecamp-camp-victory

By Joris

My name is Joris Nieuwint and I will be your tour guide! Please allow me to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about what I've been doing over the past years. For the past 10 years I've been living in Veghel, and before that, I've lived in Arnhem for almost two decades. Living so close to the battlefields meant that Operation Market Garden always had my interest and I've been studying the battles for all those years. Sharing what I've learned over the years has been my passion and becoming a tour guide was one of my dreams. Keeping the sacrifices of these men alive by telling their stories and showing the locations where it happened is my greatest passion.

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