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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
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YOUR ARNHEM AND NIJMEGEN TOUR COULD INCLUDE:

Retracing the Allied army's advance through France and Belgium and into the Netherlands

The route on foot from the Drop Zones into Arnhem

The battleground bridges at Grave, Nijmegen and the John Frost Bridge at Arnhem

Sites associated with stories including VC and Medal of Honor winners, and dramatic escapes from capture

The human aspect of war, including the treatment of wounded troops and informal truces

Museums at Groesbeek, Oosterbeek and Overloon

The preserved battlefield at Overloon

Commonwealth US and German Military Cemeteries in the area


All itineraries can be customised.

COST from *

4 DAYS - £365

* based on group of 40-44

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Schools & Young People

Arnhem & Nijmegen

4 day tours from £365 pp

The Arnhem and Nijmegen area was the site of a very dramatic campaign in Autumn 1944.

Codenamed Operation Market Garden, Allied troops were airdropped into these regions of the Netherlands to seize crossings over the many waterways. The plan was then to enable powerful armoured forces to enter Germany and end the war – but the operation proved a controversial failure that cost many lives.

Historians are still divided over what went wrong, but the campaign nonetheless included many courageous and heroic acts. The battles involved British, American, Polish and German troops, and the operation has been documented extensively in film and TV. The many museums, memorials and features on the ground provide fascinating evidence for historians.

Operation Market Garden 1944 (IWM MH 2061) / On tour in The Netherlands