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:-

At the top of the road which lies between Oosterbeek Civil Cemetery and Oosterbeek War Cemetery I found this memorial to those who died trying to resupply the ground forces during the Battle of Arnhem.

Dedication:-

Names (which unfortunately turned out blurry):-

There were three more unusually shaped headstones at Oosterbeek War Cemetery. Looking at their dedications and dates of death I assume these are the graves of caretakers employed by the Commision to tend the cemetery. There is a tradition of these caretakers marrying locally and, especially in Northern France, of their children taking over the job on their retirement.

Herbert Alaster Denham, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 31/8/1963, aged 49.

Percy Henry Dawson, 24/5/1987 aged 71 and William Gregory, 20/10/1988, aged 80:-

And here’s another panorama of war graves within the cemetey:-

Commonwealth War Graves near entrance:-

Three soldiers known only unto God:-

Panorama showing Cross of Sacrifice and back to entrance buildings:-

East edge:-

Panorama towards entrance:-

Jewish Grave. G A Emmanuel, Parachute Regiment, 20/8/1944, aged 28:-

Unusually this headstone has marbling at its top. Private A W Penwill, Parachute Regiment, 18/9/1944, aged 28:-

Airborne Plein, Arnhem is a plaza situated in an area below a roundabout. It is approached by underpasses:-

At its centre is a memorial to the Battle of Arnhem in 1944:-

The wall behind, the Bridge to the Future, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem:-