Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Operation Pegasus — river bank sector
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaNijmegen, the Island & Arnhem
Time to allow20 min
LocationRight area — the exact spot is uncertain
GPS51.95573, 5.70521
The story
The stretch of the Neder-Rijn where about 138 Allied evaders, mostly British, were rowed across on the night of 22–23 October with Easy on the bank.
What to look for
The far bank is Renkum; the woods there hid the escapers.
Nearby sites
- Crossroads memorial, Heteren · 2 km
- Driel — Polish brigade memorial · 7 km
- 506th PIR memorial, Elst · 8 km
- Airborne Museum Hartenstein, Oosterbeek · 9 km
- Airborne War Cemetery, Oosterbeek · 11 km
- John Frost Bridge, Arnhem · 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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