The Temporary American Cemetery at Son
4 July 2026For a few years after 1944, a field near the Waterhoef farm at Son held one of the first American cemeteries in the Netherlands. German prisoners dug …
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Robert Cole: The Medal of Honor He Never Knew He Had Won
8 May 2026A parachute-shaped stone stands at the edge of a field in Best, in the Netherlands. The marker carries the Medal of Honor citation of Lieutenant Colon…
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Americans at Market Garden Battlefield Tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Eindhoven railway stationEnd: Nijmegen railway stationDivisions covered: 101st Air…
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Hell’s Highway Battlefield Tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Eindhoven railway stationEnd: Eindhoven railway stationDivision covered: 101st Air…
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XXX Corps Breakout Battlefield Tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Eindhoven railway stationEnd: Eindhoven railway stationDivision covered: Guards Ar…
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Easy Company Battlefield Tour – Market Garden & The Island
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:15)Start: Eindhoven railway stationEnd: ‘s-Hertogenbosch railway stationUnit covered: Easy C…
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WW2TV: Cutting Hells Highway – Koevering
25 September 2024It’s been on YouTube for more than four years but I’d thought I’d post it here too. For the excellent WW2TV YoutTube channel by Paul Woodadge I hosted…
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A battlefield tour with the Dutch Army Reserves
5 April 2024This battlefield tour was a nice change of pace after a number of tours with small private groups. With no less than 75 men and women from the Dutch A…
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Hell’s Highway bus tour
15 September 2021On September 11th I was the guide on a Hell’s Highway bus tour, the tour was organized by Joel Stoppels Battlefield tour with which I’ve worked in the…
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Band of Brothers – Easy Company – Crossroads Battle Walkthrough
2 May 2018A step by step walkthrough at the location where Easy Company fought the battle at the Crossroads, made famous in Band of Brothers Episode 6.
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September 26th
26 September 1944Veghel During the night the Germans on the road at Koevering retreat back towards Schijndel. In the morning the Allies find their positions deserted b…
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September 22nd
22 September 1944Veghel Early in the morning near Veghel, disaster strikes when the Germans with the 1/22 SS Panzer Grenadiers supported by Panthers tanks and self-pro…
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September 17th
17 September 1944Eindhoven At Veghel the 501st PIR was supposed to be dropped on two drop zones to enable an attack on the bridges over the AA and the Zuid Willemsvaar…
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