Grave, Netherlands
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Grave is a city and former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The former municipality had a population of 12,486 in 2021. Grave is a member of the Dutch Association of Fortified Citi
Grave town centre
Mary of Guelders
Bridge: John S. Thompsonbrug
Houses in centre
Operation Market Garden
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Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War, fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a salient span
Grave, Netherlands
…Thompsonbrug, built in 1929. It is the northern connection to Gelderland, spanning the river Maas. The bridge was one of the key strategic points in Operation Market Garden; the city was liberated at 17 September 1944, suffering very little damage. The bridge was named in 2004 after Lieutenant John S. Thompson of the US…
Paratroopers of the First Allied Airborne Army descending over the Netherlands
Operation Market Garden
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery
Infantry of 50th (Northumbrian) Division moving up past a knocked-out German 88mm gun near 'Joe's Bridge' over the Meuse-Escaut Canal in Belgium, 16 September 1944