Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Grave bridge (John S. Thompson bridge)
Bridge · 82nd Airborne
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaNijmegen, the Island & Arnhem
TypeBridge · 82nd Airborne
Time to allow20 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS51.76925, 5.73665
The story
The Maas bridge taken intact by the 504th within minutes of landing on 17 September — the first Market Garden bridge secured.
What to look for
The 82nd's textbook success, in contrast to Son.
Nearby sites
- Nijmegen — Waal crossing & road bridge · 13 km
- Freedom Museum, Groesbeek · 14 km
- Uden · 15 km
- 506th PIR memorial, Elst · 17 km
- Operation Pegasus — river bank sector · 21 km
- Crossroads memorial, Heteren · 21 km
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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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