Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Netherlands (i)
Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 30 June 2024
In a green space off the main road through Osterbeek town lies an impressive monument to the paratroops who landed at Oosterbeek in the Battle of Arnhem. It seems to be known as the Needle:-
This marker gives information about the monument, built in 1947 despite a shortage of materials at the time:-
Neraby is this information stone about the Battle of Arnhem and the Monument:-
Perimeter Route marker:-
View of monument from approach path:-
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