Market Garden

[angie999]

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.

[morse1001]

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.

[salientpoints]

Have a look here -

http://www.holland.com/us/index.html?page=.../us/rbtkan.html

and http://www.marketgarden.com/

Ryan

[CROONAERT]

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.

[Paul Reed]

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.

[salientpoints]

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