Museums

A slice through view inside a horsa glider.

Airfield Deelen Museum
Hoenderloseweg, Building 20. (On the road from Arnhem to Deelen.)
6816 SW Deelen
www.museumvlbdeelen.nl

A museum that eventhough it is not very big deserves more attention. I visited the museum on January 29 2006. For those who are interested in the battle of Arnhem it is certainly interesting. The museum is located next to the airfield Deelen. It was the flak from this airfield which was one of the main reasons that the British landed so far from the bridge. One of the Flak guns is part of the museums collection there with pieces of the gliders that were used in the operation. The British Horsa and Hamical and the American Waco glider.

Airborne Museum Hartenstein
Utrechtseweg 232
6862 AZ Oosterbeek
www.airbornemuseum.nl

The best known airborne museum located in the former headquarters of the British Airborne general Urquhart during the battle.

Arnhem War Museum 40 - 45
Kemperbergerweg 780
6816 RX Arnhem (Schaarsbergen)
http://home.wanadoo.nl/elvamie/museum4045/indexus.htm

An impressive collection militaria, uniforms etc. The museum does not focus soley on the battle of Arnhem but also tells the story of the waryears in Arnhem and it's liberation in 1945.

Betuws War Museum "The Island"
O.L. Vrouwestraat 36
6666 AL Heteren
www.betuwsoorlogsmuseum.nl

A collection which is open to the public. Some interesting uniforms there. See their website for opening hours.

National liberation Museum 1944-45
Wylerbaan 4
6560 AC Groesbeek
www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl

The museum has some interesting diorama's about the role of the 82nd airborne division in operation market garden, such as a slide through view on paratroopers inside of a C-47 and on the crossing of the Waal.

Wings of Liberation
Sonseweg 39
5681 BH Best
www.wingsofliberation.nl

This is definitly the biggest museum about Market Garden. On the grounds of the museum you can find several Sherman tanks, C-47's, a spitfire and a numer of other tanks, uniforms and aircrafts in large diorama's.

National war and resistance Museum

Overloon
www.oorlogsmuseum.nl