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Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Netherlands (iii)

Upper portions:-

Top of Airborne Monument Oosterbeek 8

Details of Top of Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek

Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Detail

Off to the side of the Airborne Monument, almost hidden by trees, is a monument to 1st Airborme Reconaissance, dedicated to the “Freddie Gough Squadron.”

Oosterbeek, Monument to Ist Airborme Reconaissance

Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Netherlands (ii)

Closer views of the Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, the Netherlands.

Details on base:-

Details on Base of Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek

Reliefs, Airborne Monument Oosterbeek

British poppy wreaths and Dutch wreaths~:-

Wreaths and Reliefs, Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek

Reliefs and Base, Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek 5

Relief Sculptures, Airborne Monument Oosterbeek 6

Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Relief Sculptures

Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Netherlands (i)

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:-

Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek, Netherlands

This marker gives information about the monument, built in 1947 despite a shortage of materials at the time:-

Route Marker, Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek

Neraby is this information stone about the Battle of Arnhem and the Monument:-

Information Plaque for Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek

Perimeter Route marker:-

Perimeter Route Information, Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek

View of monument from approach path:-

Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek 12

Liberation Trail, Arnhem

Near the Airborne Monument at Arnhem is this marker of the trail of the Alied Armies which liberated western Europe in 1944-5:-

Marker by Airborne Monument, Arnhem

Information on board above:-

Airborne Monument, Arnhem, Information Board

Memorial to Jacob-Groenewoud. The area around the Airborne Monument is now known as Jacob-Groenewoud Platsoen (Jacob-Groenewoud Park) after the only Dutch officer involve din the fighting for the Rhine Bridge:-

At Airborne Monument, Arnhem

John Frost Bridge Monument, Arnhem. Airborne Monument in background:-

Airborne Monument

Information on John Frost Bridge Monument:-

John Frost Bridge Monument, Arnhem, Information

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