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Arnhem; Airborne drops 75 years anniversary

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 87,084
    Lewis Coaches said:
    Many events taking place this weekend in Oosterbeek and surrounding areas . Will be attending a few myself.
    11.00 am on Friday @Lewis Coaches

    Would like a photo if you can, if not don't worry.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Unable to attend on the Friday, but will be around on the Saturday both in Oosterbeek and Ginkelse Heide. Will put some photos up but here is a few from 7th Sept Airborne walk.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Oosterbeek with 30,000 other walkers.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 19,168
    Went there earlier this year. The museum is great and Arnhem itself is a lovely place. 
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    The BBC have written about two soldiers who took part in Market Garden, who were recently identified and reburied. As it happens two of our friends have attended the service that took part today. Here is the link to the article. 
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Wolfheze the field of the first drop from The Airborne on the 17th Sept 1944
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    The Monument on The Ginkelse Heide to The Airborne.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Ginkelse Heide yesterday.Saturday 21 Sept
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644

  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    The Red Devils Oosterbeek yesterday.

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  • SE_7EVEN
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  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Very impressed. You were in the enclosed area in Oosterbeek. 
    As always very moving weekend.
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,712
    Recent couple of episodes from Dan Snow’s History Hit podcast covers Market Garden and has Al Murray guesting as he has written a book out titled Arnhem Black Tuesday
  • SE_7EVEN
    SE_7EVEN Posts: 334
    Lewis Coaches said:
    Very impressed. You were in the enclosed area in Oosterbeek. 
    As always very moving weekend.
    No we was outside the perimeter, but got a good spot. The standing ovation to the KOSB Soldier when he walk down to lay a wreath was very moving. There can't be many survivors left. I couldn't post it on here as the file was too big.

  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    In the field just beyond the church the white line went to the Rhine. 
    80 years ago tonight 25/26 Sept 1944 the final withdrawal across the Rhine on this spot.

    The people of Oosterbeek and Arnhem still remember Operation Market Garden and the soldiers who fell and those that survived.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Never Forget.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,655
    @Lewis Coaches - thanks for the photos. There was a very good article in the Daily Express about a week ago about the commemorative walk in Oosterbeek. And of course we were only there in June on our trip. It’s testament to the people of the Arnhem region that they still honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice to this very day. It’s in their DNA and I’m sure it will continue for many years to come. 
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Didn’t realize that an article about the annual walk in Oosterbeek was in the papers recently. 
    Have two friends that have walked that event for the last 58years. The stories thay tell are so interesting.  
    One of my friends grandfather even hid troops in his house and later went to The Elizabeth Hospital in Arnhem to help a high ranking officer escape from the Nazis.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,644
    Couple of photos from this years walk.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,655
    Wouldn’t mind going back one year and doing the walk myself (well, with the missus). Did you think at all about joining us in Arnhem back in June @Lewis Coaches? Bit late now I know …….

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