This section is comparing a small collection of photos of Arnhem between 1944 and today. I do not intend to make this too big but to rather give an some insight to the fact that a few places in Arnhem can be seen today which haven't changed too much since the battle in 1944.
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View of the Arnhem Bridge from Onderlangs. Troops from s.Pz.Kp. 'Hummel' and SS-Pz.Gr. Rgt. 21 clearing the last pockets of resistance in Sept 1944. |
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| Further East is the view of the Bridge from Nieuwe Kade. The photo in 1944 is of troops from Kampfgruppe 'Knaust' preparing to assault 2 PARA's positions around the bridge. |
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| In 1944 troops from Sturmgeschützbrigade 280 traveled down Willems Plein heading towards Oosterbeek. Today the building still stands used as a commercial building. |
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| Sturmgeschützbrigade 280 advancing along Utrechtseweg assaulting positions of the 1st Airborne Division who were trying to advance into Arnhem. The same houses are still standing today. |
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This photo taken in 1944 is also along the Utrechtseweg which is of an officer in an Assault gun from Sturmgeschützbrigade 280. |
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An Assault Gun fighting on Klingebeekseweg which is in the heart of Oosterbeek. |
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This is the beginning of the Utrechtseweg in Arnhem where an Assault Gun is heading to Oosterbeek. The road where the red car is coming from is Onderlangs. |
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Another Assault Gun heading towards the Arnhem Bridge on the Siepse poort. The overpass is a little different today. |
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