65th arnhem remembrance weekend.

[jaap de wit]

This last week from 17th september untill the 20th september there where saverall events to remember the battle of arnhem. on the 17th in wolfheze a new monument was opent for the gliders how landed in the fields over there.
first some parachutists jumped and at the monument some 10 airborne jeeps and 60 men of the airborne battle wheels oosterbeek club where standing at attention for the opening. (even a reannector as major -general Urquhart, me ?)

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on the 19th sept after the massive para drop on the ginkel heith the race to the bridge started with only british vehicles used by the airbornes and other british vehicles. in total ther where about 120 vehicles to drive to the arnhem bridge and back to the hartenstein museum. I was luckey to get a lift in the humber staff car from keith brooker, a very nice car and me as the general urquhart it made a perfect pair
when we came into oosterbeek near the museum there where a lot and i say a lot of people to watch the parade of these nice vehicles. at the field oppossite the museum we had a static show.

[jaap de wit]

first a service at the dreyeroord hotel where the KOSB fought by 5 veterans and a lot of man from the abwo club hoe had a battle field tour in the area.
further some british vehicles.

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here some last pictures.
we will

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Jaap can I take this occasion to thankyou so very much for looking after our own KOSB Veterens on behalf of Home Force HQ,KOSB,Berwick on Tweed.best regards malcolm