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Americans At Market Garden Battlefield Tour

Americans At Market Garden Battlefield Tour

In this full day tour, we will look at how the Americans were involved in Operation Market Garden and we will be covering locations from both the 82nd and the 101st Airborne Division.

This tour will start at the dropzone in Son, where we will talk about the landings. Then we move to nearby Son bridge where we will discuss the attempts to capture it and the subsequent German attack and attempt to destroy it. 

We will then visit the Joe Mann memorial, he was the only soldier of the 101st Airborne division who was awarded the Medal of Honor during Operation Market Garden.

On our last stop before lunch we will look at the crucial battles fought around Veghel to keep the road to Nijmegen open. Between September 22nd and 26th the Germans once were able to cut the road, first north and then south of Veghel. We will look at these battles and how the 101st Airborne, together with British units, was able to reopen the road.

After this it is time for lunch, we will visit a great location to sit down and unwind. Please note the the lunch is not included in the tour price.

With a belly full of food we will leave the 101st Airborne division sector and move north towards the 82nd Airborne area. Our first stop of the afternoon is at the massive road bridge across the Meuse (Maas) river at Grave. We will talk about the daring capture by a handful of men under Lieutenant John S. Thompson on the first day of the operation.

We will continue the tour at the site of the heroic Waal river crossing where the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment crossed the wide and fast flowing river in broad daylight, in canvas boats and under murderous German fire.

Then it’s time to visit the road bridge at Nijmegen where we will talk about the four-day struggle to capture it. This was a true combined arms battle where the American Paratroopers fought side by side with the soldiers and tankers of the British Guards Armoured division.

Our last stop of the day will be the location where John R. Towle was awarded the Medal of Honor, the only member of the 82nd Airborne division to receive this medal during Operation Market Garden.

Tour itinerary

This tour begins at 09:00h at the Eindhoven railway station.

In the 101st Airborne sector we will visit the following locations:

  • Dropzone at Son
  • Bridge at Son
  • Joe E. Mann Medal of Honor memorial
  • Hell’s Highway at Veghel, the Germans cut the road at Veghel

82nd Airborne sector we will visit:

  • Bridge at Grave
  • Waal crossing site
  • Road bridge at Nijmegen
  • John R. Towle Medal of Honor memorial

This tour will take around 8 hours and ends around 17:00h (5PM) at the Nijmegen railway station.

Languages

This battlefield tour is available in English and in Dutch.

Pricing

We have a flat fee price for our tours:

  • Price for a full day private tour for 1 to 4 persons including transportation is €480.
  • For 5-8 persons I have to charge €650 to cover the rent of a large minivan.
  • Lunch and museum entrance is not included in the price.
  • For a group of more than 8 persons please visit my Groups page

 Bookings for 2026

Please contact me using the contact form for booking a tour in 2026.

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By Joris

My name is Joris Nieuwint and please let me be your tour guide! As a local who has lived in the Operation Market Garden area for most of my life, this battle is now part of my DNA, and I have been studying it for almost 30 years. Since 2012 I have been active as a Battlefield Guide and over the years I’ve have taken many individuals, small and large groups, relatives of veterans, school groups, and military groups and staff rides on tours all through Europe. What began with guiding in the Operation Market Garden area has since expanded to include the Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge and more.

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