Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Son bridge & 101st Airborne memorial
Memorial
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaHell's Highway — Eindhoven to Uden
TypeMemorial
Time to allow30 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS51.51200, 5.49120
The story
The Wilhelmina Canal crossing the Germans blew as the 506th arrived; the memorial stands on 17 Septemberplein beside the modern bridge. Engineers bridged the gap overnight; Easy crossed on the footbridge.
What to look for
Stand at the water's edge: the far bank is where the 88 was.
Nearby sites
- Drop Zone B — Sonse Heide · 3 km
- Wings of Liberation Museum, Best · 4 km
- Airborne Memorial, Eindhoven (Woensel) · 4 km
- Joe Mann memorial, Best · 5 km
- Nuenen — 101st Airborne memorial · 6 km
- Sint-Oedenrode · 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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