Market Garden

Discussion in 'All Anniversaries' started by angie999, Jul 17, 2004.

  1. angie999

    angie999 Very Senior Member

    Does anyone know if any events are planned fo rthe 60th anniversary in a few weeks time?

    The first airborne landings took place on Sunday, 17 September, 1944.
     
  2. morse1001

    morse1001 Very Senior Member

    There are various activities planned around the various sites, as like D-Day, soon there will be no one left who fought in the campaign.

    :ph34r: :ph34r:
     
  3. salientpoints

    salientpoints Senior Member

  4. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    Originally posted by morse1001@Jul 17 2004, 11:11 AM
    There are various activities planned around the various sites, as like D-Day, soon there will be no one left who fought in the campaign.


    Any veterans doing the Ginkelsheide drop this year, like they have done on several occasions in the past few years?

    B.
     
  5. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Recently got this programme as part of our planning for taking coaches there in September:

    Diary / Annual commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem
    Programme Airborne Commemoration 2004


    Wednesday, September 15,
    20.30 hrs. Annual meeting of the Arnhem 1944 Veterans Club Location: Zalencentrum Lebret, Oosterbeek

    Thursday, September 16
    10.00 - 12.00 hrs. Arnhem Official reception of the Veterans at the Eusebius Church
    12.30 - 14.30 hrs. Arnhem March across the John Frost Bridge (Arnhem Bridge). Also official opening of Commemorative Program 14.30 - 16.15 hrs. Arnhem "Thank-you-Veterans"-programme at Gelredome Stadium

    Friday, September 17
    08.30 hrs. Oosterbeek Laying wreaths at the Airborne Monument, Oosterbeek
    10.30 hrs. Apeldoorn Laying wreaths at Koning Willem III barracks Apeldoorn
    19.00 hrs. Heelsum Laying wreaths at the Airborne Monument, Heelsum
    19.00 hrs. Arnhem Laying wreaths at Airborne Square, Arnhem
    20.00-21.00 hrs. Arnhem Concert West Arnhem Music Association, City Hall, Arnhem

    Saturday, September 18
    10.00 hrs. Ede - Parachute dropping Airborne Veterans and 4th Volunteer Battalion and Parachute Regiment, Ginkelse Hei
    15.00 hrs. Driel Laying wreaths at Poland Monument,
    Driel 16.30 hrs. Driel Laying wreaths Engineers Monument,
    Driel

    Sunday, September 19
    09.00 hrs. Oosterbeek Service at the Oude Kerk (Old Church),
    Oosterbeek
    09.00 hrs. Oosterbeek Service at the RK Bernulphuskerk, Oosterbeek
    11.00 hrs. Oosterbeek Official Remembrance Service at the Airborne Cemetery, Oosterbeek 16.00 hrs. Oosterbeek Laying wreaths at the Air Despatch
    Monument, Oosterbeek

    Bustickets Veterans can obtain tickets at a special rate for use on alle Connexxion buses in the Arnhem region, at the Airborne Museum, the VVV-Tourist Office at Oosterbeek and the Municipality Office at Oosterbeek.
     
  6. salientpoints

    salientpoints Senior Member

    Expanding for you on Pauls' detail above here is a complete list so far of events from now until December 2004.

    July

    3
    Battlefield Tour “Market Garden 2” (to Grave, Nijmegen, Groesbeek)
    start Railway station Nijmegen, information: Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    6
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    7
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    11
    A child during the war: Film “the short life of Anne Frank” and guided tour
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    13
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    14
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    18
    Cineac, Permanent film programme with historical documentaries from the forties
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    20
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    21
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    25
    Cycling Tour Market Garden, dropping and landing zones Groesbeek
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    27
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    28
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    29
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board


    August

    1
    Cycling Tour Market Garden, dropping and landing zones Groesbeek
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    3
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    4
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    5
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    8
    Cycling Tour Market Garden, dropping and landing zones Groesbeek
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    10
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    11
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    15
    Cycling Tour Market Garden, dropping and landing zones Groesbeek
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek,

    17
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    18
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    21
    Battlefield Tour “Market Garden 3” (to Nijmegen, Elst, Driel)
    start and information: Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    22
    Tasting food of times of food distribution and liberation
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    22 - 24
    Airborne Skate Days
    Sportparc Hartenstein, Oosterbeek

    24
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    25
    Perimeter walk
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    29
    20th Airborne Cycling Tour
    Sportparc “de Waaijenberg”, Doorwerth

    31
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    September

    3
    Airborne Music Night
    Oosterbeek, Concerthall

    4
    58th Airborne March
    Oosterbeek

    10
    Battlefield Tour, Operation Market Garden and Operation Veritable
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    11
    Battlefield Tour “Market Garden 4” (to Arnhem, Oosterbeek)
    start and information: Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    12
    Bridge to Bridge run
    Arnhem, city centre

    12
    Cycling Tour Market Garden, dropping and landing zones Groesbeek
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek,

    14
    Lecture “The (actual) value of remembrance and celebration”
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    15
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    18
    Film: “A Bridge too far”, XXL screen
    Arnhem, John Frost bridge

    15
    Annual Meeting of the Arnhem 1944 Veterans Club
    Restaurant “Zalencentrum Lebret”, Oosterbeek

    15
    The National Liberation Museum on air. Show of historical send- and receive equipment
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    15-16
    Nijmegen blijft in Beeld’ historical Film 60 years liberation Nijmegen
    St. Nijmegen blijft in Beeld, location: Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen

    16
    Veterans reception
    Arnhem, Eusebius church

    16
    Start walk of the veterans
    Arnhem, John Frost bridge

    16
    Commemoration programme
    Arnhem, Gelredome

    16
    Commemoration in Mook en Middelaar
    Mook en Middelaar

    16
    Live music from the forties (evening)
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    16 - 19
    Re-enactment around the Airborne Museum by The Normandy Arnhem Society from Great Britain.
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    16 - 19
    Commemoration in Renkum
    Renkum

    17
    Wreath-laying
    Heelsum, Airborne Monument, Bennekomseweg

    17
    Wreath-laying
    Apeldoorn, Koning Willem III-barracks

    17
    Wreath-laying
    Oosterbeek, Airborne Monument

    17
    Wreath-laying
    Arnhem, Airborne Monument

    17
    Commemoration Tour along monuments with old vehicles
    start Kerkplein Bredeweg-Groesbeek

    17
    Commemoration service (19.00 hrs.)
    Roman Catholic Barthelomeuschurch, Beek-Ubbergen

    17
    Commemoration at the monument (20.00 hrs.)
    Beek-Ubbergen

    17
    Battlefield Tour Arnhem and surroundings
    Arnhem Tourist Board

    17
    Military Last Post
    Ede, Simon Stevin Kazerne

    18
    Militaria Fair
    Ede, city centre

    18
    Procession Military Vehicles “Keep them rolling”
    Ede, city centre

    18
    Parachute Drop Airborne veterans
    Ginkelse Heide, Ede

    18
    Parachute Drop Polish paratroopers
    Burg. Boltweg, Driel

    18
    Wreath-laying Airborne monument
    Driel

    18
    Wreath-laying
    Engineers monument, Drielsedijk, Arnhem

    18
    War Requiem of Benjamin Brittan
    Concert hall Musis Sacrum

    18
    Last Post
    Town Hall Square Oosterbeek

    18
    Commemoration
    Grave

    19
    Commemoration service, Parachute Drop and Tour with old vehicles
    Overasselt

    19
    Commemoration Service (11.00 hrs.)
    Nijmegen, St. Stevenschurch

    19
    Wreath-laying (15.00 hrs.)
    Nijmegen, Trajanusplein

    19
    Procession military vehicles ‘Keep them Rolling’
    Nijmegen

    19
    Liberation Fair: Experience Freedom!
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    19
    Freedom March (walk), Groesbeek, Malden and surroundings
    Wandelsportver. Malden ism Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum 1944-1945

    19
    Commemoration Service
    Several churches, Oosterbeek

    19
    Commemoration Service
    Oosterbeek, Airborne Cemetry

    19
    Commemoration Service
    Arnhem, Eusebius church

    19
    Wreath-laying
    Air Despatch Monument, Oosterbeek

    20
    Festive inauguration of the walking guide “Airborne path”
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    21
    Fashion Parade: fashion show from the thirties, forties and fifties (evening)
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek


    October

    7-10
    Four days Battlefield Tour (to Ardennen, Belgium)
    Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek

    17
    Cineac, Non-stop film programme with historical documentaries from the forties
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    20
    A child during the war: film “the short life of Anne Frank” and guided tour
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    23
    21st Pegasus Walk
    Wekerom (near Ede / Otterlo), restaurant ‘s Heeren Loo

    24
    Object Tour, guided tour with a suitcase filled with museum objects
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    27
    Liberation Bread and the taste of freedom
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    November


    4
    Lecture: “The historical film: an illusion of reality?”
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    6-11
    Poppy days, films, exhibition
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    9
    Commemoration “Kristallnacht”, lecture, film and music
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek

    December


    10-12
    Days of “Human Rights”, lecture and film
    National Liberation Museum, Groesbeek


    Hope it may be of use (I do have some 2005 details also and will post these soon on my website with this update)

    Ryan
     
  7. ian thomson

    ian thomson Junior Member

    hi everyone,
    i was wondering if anyone would be going to oosterbeek war cemetery in sept for the anniversary of the (market garden),if so i wonder if flowers could be place on my be half on grave 18-b-13.sgt.thomas watson 1st airbourne divison the border regiment 3602924died 21/9/44 at oosterbeek near driel ferry.i would be very grateful:poppy: for a photo of his grave and i would pay for the flowers/photo.many thanks

    i.thomson
     
  8. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    Ian,

    I'm over in June with a group and it is my intention to take them to the cemetery for 45 minutes or so and I'll happily take a photo of said grave...is he a relative?

    Also are you aware of the book on the 1st Btn Border Regt- When Dragons Flew?

    Originally came out in 1993 or so but is due to be reprinted in an expanded version hopefully in the next few months
     
  9. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    As Am probably has i also have the book 'where dragons flew, cant do flowers as early as AM can, but I will be out there in Sept for the commerations so will make sure I put a remberance cross at the grave, PM me with the words you want and I will lay it.

    I used to live in Carlisle, and will be at the 65th with a vet from the Broder Regiment HQ so not a problem.

    P
     
  10. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Ian
    I am in Oosterbeek in April with a friend, and intend to take photographs of all in Oosterbeek cemetery, so can get you a photograph or two then.

    Do you wish the cross/flowers then or on the anniversary of his death?
    If so let me know and we will see what we can do


    Andy
     
  11. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    :D:confused:Ian,

    I'm over in June with a group and it is my intention to take them to the cemetery for 45 minutes or so and I'll happily take a photo of said grave...is he a relative?

    Also are you aware of the book on the 1st Btn Border Regt- When Dragons Flew?

    Originally came out in 1993 or so but is due to be reprinted in an expanded version hopefully in the next few months


    ABM

    an expanded version, is more info being added?:confused:
    If so im going to have Mrs ABE for some book buying vouchers!:D:D

    Andy
     
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  12. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    Sorrry bit late...last info from my contact at Carlisle....book at printers out for September 2009......about 100 extra photos I believe.....
     
  13. sapper

    sapper WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    I was a founder member of the Poole MGVA. having taken part in that operation. The MGVA is now virtually ended locally. So we never get to hear or see anything remembering those days.
    Sapper
     

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