Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
John Frost Bridge, Arnhem
Bridge · British 1st Airborne
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaNijmegen, the Island & Arnhem
TypeBridge · British 1st Airborne
Time to allow30 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS51.97750, 5.91150
The story
A bridge too far: Frost's 700 men held the north end for four days and were overrun on 21 September. The rebuilt bridge carries his name.
What to look for
Stand at the north end; the houses the paras held were on this side.
Nearby sites
- Airborne War Cemetery, Oosterbeek · 5 km
- Airborne Museum Hartenstein, Oosterbeek · 6 km
- Driel — Polish brigade memorial · 7 km
- 506th PIR memorial, Elst · 10 km
- Crossroads memorial, Heteren · 12 km
- Nijmegen — Waal crossing & road bridge · 14 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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