Airborne Memorial Heelsum

Bennekomseweg, 6861, Heelsum
Gelderland, Netherlands, the

This Memorial was the first monument in the region that was erected by the civilians population to remember the Battle for Arnhem (Market Garden). The memorial is made out of two ww2 related items that were found in the surrounding area. Text on the Memorial: [i]HEELSUM IN THIS AREA LANDED THE 1ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ON 17 SEPTEMBER 1944[/i]

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Text by: Barry van Veen & Frank Kannegieter

Photo(s): Arjan Vrieze (1,2), Jaco Tijssen (3,4,5)

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