Airborne-monument

Airborne-monument is a memorial in , . Airborne-monument is situated near the memorial , as well as near the historic site .
Photo: Henk Monster, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: WW II monument in Oosterbeek (Netherlands)
  • Also known as: “Airborne Monument”, “De Naald”, and “gedenkmonument aan Utrechtseweg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Airborne Museum ’Hartenstein’ and Soldaat met bloemenmeisje.

Museum
Photo: Airbornemuseum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Airborne Museum ‘Hartenstein’ in , The Netherlands is dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem in which the Allied Forces attempted to form a bridgehead on the northern banks of the Rhine river in September 1944. is situated 150 metres southeast of Airborne-monument.

Memorial
Photo: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a memorial.

Memorial
Photo: P.J.L Laurens, CC BY 2.5.
is a memorial, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Airborne-monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oosterbeek and Heveadorp.

Photo: Henk Monster, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in , the , known best for Operation Market Garden and the Battle of . The birthplace of Dutch Impressionism, it is also home to a World War II museum and cemetery.

Village
Photo: Evert100, Public domain.
is a model village near in the municipality of , , the . The village is situated in a valley surrounded by forest.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a village in the eastern . It is located in the municipality of , , about 8 km west of and about 100 km southeast of Amsterdam.

Airborne-monument

Latitude
51.98877° or 51° 59′ 20″ north
Longitude
5.83133° or 5° 49′ 53″ east
Open location code
9F37XRQJ+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1323355162
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q101246157
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Indonesian—“Airborne-monument” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Airborne-monument”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Lintas Udara (Oosterbeek)”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Lintas Udara”

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Highlights: Argyle and Villa Hartenstein.

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