OPERATION MARKET GARDEN - 2009
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Very Extended Market Garden Memorial
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Dutch
Aviation MEDIA 2010
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11: HARTENSTEIN MUSEUM
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German
and Allied HQ: 20-02-2009 re-opened very realistic museum ! |
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1- Eerde
Village
2- Eerde
Battle part 1
3- Eerde Battle part 2 4-
Eindhoven AFB |
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5- Parachutists Ginkel 6-
Cross over
7- Eerde
Camp
8- Eerde at night |
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9- Keep 'm Rolling 10-
Green Group
11- Hartenstein
12- Veterans jump |
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Hartenstein
Oosterbeek , completely new-built and extended, reopened the doors at
20-09-2009 |
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Hotel
Hartenstein was HQ of the British Upper Commander General-Major R.E.
Urquhart in 1944 |
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Today
you can call it a remarquable museum after the reconstructions that took
place. |
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All
items have their new place, and inside you cannot imagine, just like you
walk in the battle field. |
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Hoisting
of the Dutch, British and Polish flags... |
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And
the openings ceremony of 'Hartenstein' and the 'Hartenstein Experience'. |
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Many
officials and VIP's were present, already early in the day... |
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In
the garden of Hartenstein 'Bands of Brass' played, here the Police
orchestra. |
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Around
the monument in Oosterbeek was a lot to be seen, parades of military,
bands and material... |
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and official a 'Guard of Honor' displayed an official memorial... |
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the troops are marching in, I believe they have acutally been 'beamed up'
out of 1944 ! |
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Left...
left... left two three four... |
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The
Airborne Museum was founded in 1949 when the war wounds of Gelderland were
still very fresh... |
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From
the outset the museum has drawn an incredible amount of visitors... |
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The
building is a 19th-century jewel, located in the historic park Hartenstein.
Here the entrance... |
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And
a small impression, without showing it all. True to nature showcases... |
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So
many pictures, with explanatory texts... |
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September
1944 over ten thousand men fought - British and Polish airbornes - in
Arnhem and surroundings |
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The
Glenmoriston Pipe band from Suffolk UK gave acte de presence, made music
and posed for the picture
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Good
mood for some, not knowing what the story would be after they jumped... |
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The
last war years were about a mission to a foreign country where neither any
road or hedge was known... |
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heavy battle was conducted in a civilian environment with all its
consequences... |
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the population was forced offhand to leave immediately their homes, and
destruction was their part ... |
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men also died in a foreign country ... |
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all this is to be seen, heard a,d felt in the hartenstein museum ... |
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very realistic scenes have been created ... |
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included all kinds of original equipment from both Allied and German sides... |
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who ever is interested only a little should visit this museum to see many
things you never saw before... |
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give it a day of your vacation, free day, and also listen to the
interactive comments in your language ... |
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Your
last view inside the museum for now... |
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Better
had been: 'Our morale was brotherhood, fueled by fellowship' it would have
saved so many lives ! |
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We
close this page with Major General Urquhart in front of Hartenstein
Oosterbeek, HQ of allied forces |
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General
Montgomery, General Major von Runstedt and Major General Sosabowski,
some keyplayers. |
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So
far, Dutch Aviation led you to the way ! |
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One
hurray for the coming veterans at very old age, 12th page ! |
Do
not stop here, page 12 takes you to one more memorial summary you don't
want to miss ! |
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