Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Airborne Memorial, Eindhoven (Woensel)
Memorial
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaHell's Highway — Eindhoven to Uden
TypeMemorial
Time to allow20 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS51.47640, 5.48970
The story
On Airbornelaan, the road the 506th used to enter the city on 18 September. Placed by 101st veterans in 1969.
What to look for
Read the plaque: the link-up with the British Second Army happened a few streets from here.
Nearby sites
- Eindhoven — 18 Septemberplein · 4 km
- Nuenen — 101st Airborne memorial · 4 km
- Son bridge & 101st Airborne memorial · 4 km
- Wings of Liberation Museum, Best · 6 km
- Joe Mann memorial, Best · 6 km
- Drop Zone B — Sonse Heide · 6 km
All 48 sites in Holland & Bastogne 1944–45 →
Easy Company: Holland & Bastogne
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne: Hell's Highway, Nijmegen and the Island, the Bois Jacques at Bastogne, the cemeteries of the Ardennes and Haguenau in Alsace.
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