Full Day Nijmegen's Operation Market Garden Tour
Highlights
Nijmegen
battlefield, educational, historical
Private Tour
1 Day
Easy
Dutch, English, German
Description
Track down the significant war sites of the days of Operation Market Garden 1944 around Nijmegen, on this full-day guided tour. Explore the famous bridges like Grave Bridge and Waal Bridge along with the military zones that were conquered. Go to the sites and monuments dedicated to the daring event of daylight crossing of the Waal River.
Itinerary
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Full Day Tour of Operation Market Garden
Meet your Arnhem tour guide at an agreed-upon location and visit the following places:
The drop and landing zones of the 82nd Airborne Division (USA).
The Grave Bridge, which was one of the main targets of the 82nd Airborne Division (USA).
The old bridge at Heumen, where the German troops put up fierce resistance against the American troops until the fall of night, on 17th September 1944.
The Devil's Hill, which became famous because of A-company 508th holding grounds on that place against the heavy fire from German paratroopers.
The Waal Bridge area, which was an important link between Nijmegen and Arnhem.
The sites and monuments dedicated to the daring event of daylight crossing of the Waal river by 2.Batallion/ 504 Regiment to secure the Nijmegen road bridge.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.