Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Airborne War Cemetery, Oosterbeek
Cemetery
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaNijmegen, the Island & Arnhem
TypeCemetery
Time to allow30 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS51.99360, 5.84842
The story
1,700 graves, mostly of the 1st Airborne Division. Local schoolchildren lay flowers here every September.
What to look for
End the day here.
Plan your visit
- Parking
- Municipal car park in front of the cemetery (CWGC warns of car theft)
- Access
- Wheelchair access via the main entrance
Checked September 2026 from official sources: cwgc.org. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Airborne Museum Hartenstein, Oosterbeek · 1 km
- Driel — Polish brigade memorial · 4 km
- John Frost Bridge, Arnhem · 5 km
- 506th PIR memorial, Elst · 9 km
- Crossroads memorial, Heteren · 9 km
- Operation Pegasus — river bank sector · 11 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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