De Naald: The Airborne Monument at Oosterbeek
28 July 2026De Naald stands opposite the Airborne Museum at Hartenstein. The villagers of Oosterbeek built it themselves, honouring the 1st British Airborne Divis…
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Market Garden Highlights Battlefield Tour
28 July 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Eindhoven railway stationEnd: Arnhem railway stationSectors covered: 101st Airborn…
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Samuël Swarts, a Dutch Grave at Oosterbeek War Cemetery
24 July 2026A Jewish furniture maker who escaped deportation, Samuël Swarts died carrying water to the wounded at Oosterbeek in September 1944, and lies among the…
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The Lonsdale Speech at the Old Church, Oosterbeek
17 July 2026An arm in a sling, a bandaged head, a wounded leg. Major Lonsdale climbed the pulpit of Oosterbeek Old Church and spoke to the survivors of Arnhem.
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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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Urquhart House: The Attic at Zwarteweg 14, Arnhem
27 June 2026Zwarteweg 14 in Arnhem looks like any other terraced house. In September 1944 the commander of the 1st British Airborne Division hid in its attic whil…
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The Market Garden Briefing at Leopoldsburg
6 June 2026A Sherman tank outside Leopoldsburg station marks where Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks handed XXX Corps the plan for Operation Market Garden, one d…
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Thinking He Was Safe: The Final Journey of Flight Officer Dana T. Mudd
28 May 2026On the edge of the Dutch town of Uden, the war entered a dangerous in-between phase in September 1944. Uden had been liberated during Operation Market…
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The Waal River Crossing Documentary Is Out, and I Was the On-Camera Historian
23 May 2026WAAL RIVER CROSSING: 1944, narrated by Paul Giamatti, is now out. I served as the on-camera historian for this World War II Foundation account of the …
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A New Memorial to Captain Lionel Queripel VC at Wolfheze
21 May 2026Captain Lionel Queripel VC stayed behind alone in a ditch near Wolfheze on the evening of 19 September 1944, covering his men’s withdrawal with an aut…
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The Surviving German Anti-Tank Blocks at Nijmegen Bridge
14 May 2026On the north bank of the Waal at Nijmegen, close to where the road bridge comes down on the Lent side, two grey concrete blocks stand in the open. The…
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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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The Polish Banner at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein
27 March 2026The banner of Sosabowski’s Polish paratroopers, smuggled out of Warsaw, anchors a temporary exhibition at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek.
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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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Arnhem, A Bridge Too Far Battlefield Tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Arnhem railway stationEnd: Arnhem railway stationDivision covered: 1st Airborne Di…
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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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Arnhem Highlights Battlefield Tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Half day (approx. 4 hours, 09:00–13:00 or 13:00–17:00)Start: Arnhem railway stationEnd: Arnhem railway stationDivision covered: …
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Battle for the Belgian Canals Battlefield Tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Eindhoven railway station or Leopoldsburg railway stationEnd: Eindhoven railway st…
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Nijmegen 82nd Airborne battlefield tour
6 March 2026At a glance Duration: Full day (approx. 8 hours, 09:00–17:00)Start: Nijmegen railway stationEnd: Nijmegen railway stationDivision covered: 82nd Airbor…
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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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Five Key Reasons Operation Market Garden Fell Short
20 June 2025Operation Market Garden fascinates and frustrates me in equal measure. As a battlefield guide, I’ve walked these grounds countless times, explaining t…
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3 June 2025Yesterday was an incredible day spent along the banks of the Waal River in Nijmegen, working with Tim Gray and his fantastic documentary crew of the W…
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10 Surprising Facts About the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem
20 April 2025The Battle of Arnhem is one of those legendary WWII stories that never gets old—partly because there’s always more to discover. Operation Market Garde…
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On TV: World War II: Secrets from Above
7 October 2024In 2023 I was featured on the National Geographic series World War II: Secrets from Above! In Episode 4, Season 2 on Operation Market Garden I was one…
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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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In the footsteps of Flight Engineer Alcock, 196 Squadron.
5 September 2024Yesterday was one of those magical tours. With his son and wife we followed in the footsteps of Flight Engineer Alcock of 196 Sqdn RAF. He flew 4 miss…
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Operation Market Garden 80th Anniversary Events near Eindhoven and Veghel
4 August 2024This is a non exhaustive and probably incomplete list of upcoming 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden events that are planned in the 101st Air…
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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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In the Footsteps of Hugh Lake
7 June 2023Today we visited the Arnhem area in the footsteps of Lance Sergeant Hugh Lake from 9th Company Field Engineers / 1st Airborne Division who was awarded…
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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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A chance encounter, meeting the daughter a MIA C-47 pilot
30 May 2021On the 17th of September 1944 at the start of Operation Market Garden C-47 “Chevelet” was heading towards the Netherlands, on board were ten pathfinde…
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Testimonial
29 August 2019Arnhem & Market Garden Battlefield tour report – By Mark Barnes Please note, the option to take a tour in a World War II Vehicle is no longer availabl…
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The Heroic Sacrifice of A C-47 Pilot
2 May 2018This is the story about 2nd Lt. Herbert Shulman, a pilot flying a C-47 Dakota filled with paratroopers for Operation Market Garden.
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A Tour Of 82nd Airborne – DZ-N Groesbeek
2 May 2018In this video, we are going to look at one of the Drop and Landing zones around Groesbeek!
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A Bridge Too Far: The Failed Jeep Attack At Arnhem
2 May 2018The road bridge at Arnhem was to be taken in a Race to the Bridge by the Reconnaissance Squadron. However after barely 2 miles from their drop zone th…
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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 25th
25 September 1944Arnhem All day preparations are made for the evacuation which takes place this night. They plan to take only the walking wounded with them, the rest w…
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September 24th
24 September 1944Arnhem In a final attempt to reinforce the Perimeter and secure a crossing site the 4th Dorsets cross the Rhine at night. Their main objective is to s…
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September 23rd
23 September 1944Eindhoven / Veghel Late in the afternoon, the allies manage to reopen the corridor at Veghel, persistent attacks from the 501st and the 506th PIR of t…
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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 21st
21 September 1944Eindhoven The 101st Airborne tries to widen the corridor by attacking the Germans near Liemdpe (1/501st) and at Schijndel (3/501st and 502nd PIR). At …
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September 20th
20 September 1944Eindhoven At Veghel, in a brilliant move, the 501st PIR bags a battalion of Germans. C company at Heeswijk Dinther is used as the anvil while A & B co…
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September 19th
19 September 1944Eindhoven The ground forces have repaired the bridge at Son and drive in mere hours through Grave and Heumen to Nijmegen, finally achieving the envisa…
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September 18th
18 September 1944Eindhoven Eindhoven is liberated by the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne. Around midday, they link up with XXX Corps reconnaissan…
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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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Operation Market Garden
10 September 1944The aim of Operation Market garden was to bypass the German fortified Siegfriedline. The objective was the get to the IJsselmeer and thus bottle up al…
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