Tuesday, November 24, 2009

John Frostbridge - Arnhem

The ultimate objective of operation Market Garden, the Rhine bridge at Arnhem:

From the west:

Grotere kaart weergeven

From the east:

Grotere kaart weergeven

The northern ramp of the John Frostbridge in the fog, on the right is now a monument, during the war there was a bunker. It's attack with a flamethrower was famously depicted in the movie A Bridge to far.


Grotere kaart weergeven

Something close to a then and now, the ramp of the bridge right after the fighting around it stopped.




And some snaps from the monuments on the ramp.

This is monument is at the top of the embankment where the actual bridge starts. It's to the left of a stairway that still contains the scars from battle.



The monument on the location of the bunker:




A closeup of the plaque:


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