Airborne War Cemetery

Source: P.J.L Laurens

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De Airborne War Cemetery is een militaire begraafplaats, gelegen aan de Van Limburg Stirumweg in de Nederlandse plaats Oosterbeek. Officieel heet deze begraafplaats Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery., volgens de beheerder, de Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Eigenaar is de Staat der Nederlanden.Op dit ereveld liggen 1754 militairen van de landmacht, luchtmacht en zeemacht begraven die in de periode september 1944 tot april 1945 sneuvelden . De meeste van deze mensen zijn omgekomen in de omgeving van Arnhem, tijdens de Slag om Arnhem, een onderdeel van Operatie Market Garden in september 1944. Van de graven zijn er 1648 van Britse, 3 van Nederlandse en 79 van Poolse militairen. Drie graven zijn van medewerkers van de Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Vier militairen die hier liggen dragen de hoogste Britse militaire onderscheiding, het Victoria Cross.

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Address: Gelderland, Netherlands

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Source: P.J.L Laurens

Copyright: Creative Commons CC BY 2.5

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