Princess Anne, Arnhem
Final act: Arnhem veterans pay respects on 80th anniversary
Walking with a stick, flanked by two members of his family and bathed in the light of a late September morning, 99-year-old Geoff Roberts laid the last of the wreaths at the Airborne Memorial Service for the battle of Arnhem.
King pays tribute to ‘heroism and sacrifice’ to mark 80 years since Arnhem
The King has said the “heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace” will never be forgotten as the 80th anniversary of a famous Second World War operation was commemorated.
Princess Anne pays tribute to fallen heroes on 80th anniversary of Battle of Arnhem
Princess Anne laid a wreath in the Netherlands today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem.
Paratroopers land in Arnhem honoring Operation Market Garden
Hundreds of NATO paratroopers dropped near Arnhem in the Netherlands, commemorating 80 years since one of the most renowned World War II operations. Hundreds of paratroopers from several NATO member countries,
Princess Anne pays tribute to Battle of Arnhem troops on 80th anniversary of famed Second World War operation
The 'heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace' will never be forgotten, the King has said, as Princess Anne read his words at the 80th anniversary of the Second World War's Operation Market Garden.
Paras fill skies over Arnhem in moving tribute to WW2 heroes
More than 700 paratroopers have landed in the same area as their predecessors did as they battled to liberate the Netherlands from the grip of Nazi German tyranny
What A Bridge Too Far got right – and wrong – about the Battle of Arnhem
Richard Attenborough’s epic recreation of the doomed Operation Market Garden – in which a lone German soldier walks across Arnhem Bridge with a white flag, to suggest to the decimated British forces,
Paras mark 80th anniversary of battle for Arnhem bridge
Service to commemorate Operation Market Garden 80 years on attended by Grimsby and Cleethorpes Paratroopers Regiment Association
Parachute Drop From RAF A400M Marks 80 Years Since Battle of Arnhem
NATO nations have recreated the Second World War airborne invasion of the Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly
80 Years since the Battle of Arnhem; “a bridge too far”
Allied airborne troops entered a Nazi-occupied Netherlands, their descendants paid respects to the bravery of soldiers who had made vigorous efforts to end the Second World War.
Princess Anne lays a wreath on anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
The Princess Royal attended a ceremony at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery to lay a wreath on land close to the same landing zone used 80 years ago during Operation Market Garden.
Pub landlord Al Murray trades pints for parachutes as expert on Britain’s heroic stand at Arnhem joins para pilgrimage
PUB landlord comic Al Murray has become Lord of the Landings. Murray is now one of the leading experts on the disastrous Battle of Arnhem which is being commemorated today. A book Al has written ...
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Thousands of people expected at Airborne commemoration in Oosterbeek
The British war cemetery in Oosterbeek will commemorate the Allied soldiers who died eighty years ago during Operation Market ...
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Solemn ceremony marks end of failed WWII parachute drop commemorations
Britain's Princess Anne and hundreds of children laid flowers Sunday in memory of those who died 80 years ago during one of ...
One of Britain’s last remaining Arnhem survivors, 99, watches as paratroopers fill the skies above the town 80 years on
THE skies above Arnhem were full of parachutes again yesterday — 80 years after brave British troops made the same jump during World War Two. An audience of more than 100,000 people watched as 700 ...
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Rijkswaterstaat advises to avoid the Utrecht region on Sunday due to closure of the A2
Road users would do well to avoid the Utrecht region on Sunday due to the closure of the A2. This will prevent extra travel ...
US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden
Hundreds of American and allied military personnel recreated the paratrooper jumps and river crossings of the failed World ...
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24 Hours Spent in Arnhem
"Join Monica as she spends 24 hours in Arnhem ...