Memorial "Splendid" Cinema

Nicolaylaan 49 in Leopoldsburg is a double house in a special place. In the war there was the small cinema "Splendid". The building would eventually burn down in 1979. It is at this place that [i]Lieutenant-General[/i] [bioid]34065,Horrocks[/bioid], on the morning of September 16, told his sub-commanders about [gwid]3551,operation Market Garden[/gwid]. There aren't any photos, but everyone remembers the scene from the movie [gwid]227,A Bridge Too Far[/gwid]: [i]"This is a story you will tell your grandchildren; and mightily bored they’ll be."[/i] [bioid]34065,Horrocks[/bioid] writes about it himself: [i]"The residents must have wondered what the hell was happening when they noticed that the British military police occupied their village early in the morning and from about it 9:00 am a colorful stream of officers in cars and jeeps of every description came in."[/i] The goal for the ground troops was [i]"to conquer the Nunspeet-Arnhem area and advance north towards the IJsselmeer"[/i]. The operations officer of the Guards Armored Division described the plan as: [i]"It's like getting seven needles with one piece of cotton, we only have to miss one to get into trouble."[/i] Since April 22, 2006 there is a memorial plaque of the Leopoldsburg History and History Circle that reminds us of this.