Arnhem Bridge & Oosterbeek Cemetery! | WW2

Visiting Arnhem Bridge (John Frost Bridge). And Oosterbeek!
This is something new i want to try. Teaching a little bit of history.
Inspired by: The History Underground.
This is my first video where i talk infront of the camera. So its not the best offcourse. And my english isnt also the best xD.
I did this video without any notes. Everything i tell comes straight out of my mind! So if i told something thats not right, please leave a comment below! Ofcourse i am not a historian.
I do not own any of the music in this video!
All the copyright claims goes to the owners!
Hope you guys enjoy :)

[@ritathomas5457]

Thank you what a great video. My father dropped on 18 Sept 44 with 4 para. but never made it home. He died in Apeldoorn and was buried there and then moved to Oosterbeek to be with his comrades. It was lovely of someone from the younger generation to say you will never forget them.

[@grahamhill2267]

Thank you for making this video, I have visited the Hartenstein Hotel Museum on several occasions back in the 1980’s. I can’t believe how much the building has changed. I was in the RAF and stationed at RAF Bruggen near Roermond. I have always admired and feel proud of the Dutch People and the residents of Oosterbeek for the way they hold the soldiers, who tried to liberate them, in such high esteem! I’d love to visit again!

[@rolfagten857]

At 2:04 in the video we see a Reichspartei tag tinnie from Nuremberg.

[@SandervkHistory]

How beautifull! Wish i had that one in my collection.

[@Ayrt_0n]

Very good video! Nice information and never knew!

[@SandervkHistory]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it! 👌

[@PeacefulMoments4K]

Great video, I live in Oosterbeek, its great to see young people being this envolved with our history, we shall never forget!!

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Great video! & good information, its good to see someone from the newer generation keeping such an important part of history alive. Keep it up.

[@SandervkHistory]

Thanks man! Really apprieciate you watching my videos! Its my duty to get young people to learn about history! People need to know what happend. I really love it that you stumbeld on my YT page! Again thank you man! You dont know how mutch i apprieciate it! 🙏🦅

[@rolfagten857]

The man in the picture at 1:58 am that's not John Frost! That's Major General Roy Urquart.

[@SandervkHistory]

Wow yes! Big mistake i made. Wil keep it in mind for the future!

[@lwovert8148]

Great work Sander. Adding in the music from a Bridge Too Far at the end with the war footage was brilliant. Thank you for sharing this.

[@ScottAbgekurtz]

I’m an American but I live in Sweden. I love the way you present your videos, they’re very good. I’ve lived in Sweden since 2012, since then I’ve seen this resurgence of ultra-right nationalism in Europe, starting to show up again, it seems that the lessons of WWII are being forgotten as that generation dies off, it seems even more true with the war in Ukraine now. From 1983 till 1986, during my time with the US Army, I was stationed in Germany, I try to take in as much history as possible. Keep up the good work.

[@royda60]

Thank you for the great videos and keeping history alive and remembered. When I was in Europe to see these sites, I was impressed by the respect of all of the Europeans for the men who paid a price for all, but none exceeded the Dutch. A beautiful country full of warm and wonderful people.

[@SandervkHistory]

Thank you! The war is still deep in our hearts here in the Netherlands. We realize very well what sacrifices were made for our freedom. We will never forget! Thank you again! 🙏

[@missmollymyers8180]

My Mother was 17 years old and lived in Wolfheze, watching all this unfold in real time.

[@user-oi1mp8ur5k]

Never stop doing these vdos, so great...

[@SandervkHistory]

I will never stop! Thanks, motivates me to continue!

[@deniahmadhendra8842]

I am from Indonesia, I really appreciate the videos really matters for educational purpose. Especially the sites and relics of World War II that look very well reserved.

[@SandervkHistory]

Thank you man! And i appreciate youre comment! I will do my best to teach people about history 🙏

[@thenoworriesnomad]

Excellent video, my Great Uncle was in the 21st Independent Para Reg (Pathfinders) he went in a few hours before the main drop to mark out the DZ'S & LZ's, its a great place to visit...And thanks for your very kind words about being liberated and massive respect to the Dutch people, especially those in and around Oosterbeek & Arnhem.

[@SandervkHistory]

Thank you! I am busy on a BIG documentary about Market Garden, and you Great Uncle's unit will be named several times in it. I hope to release the documentary somewhere next year. And us Dutch people will never forget our liberators! 🙏

[@thenoworriesnomad]

@@SandervkHistory Fantastic, his unit and what they did is very rarely mentioned so thank you...👍🏻

[@leej9897]

Good video. My Grandfather, Douglas Burnett Jennings aka Jack, was on the Oosterbeek drop with 10 Para. He was shot and was subsequently captured at Wolfheze. He, with what was left of his comrades and others, was then marched to Stalag XI-B in Falingbostel and remained there until being Liberated in 1945. It was reported that when he was liberated he weighed approx 6 stone or approx 40kg due to there not being enough food for the prisoners to go around. I myself served for 24 years in the Army and look forward to visiting Holland next year for the 80th Anniversary.

[@johnclarke9498]

Well done and Thank you from a uk feller

[@SandervkHistory]

Thanks for watching! There will be more videos in the future! One about the concentration camp Mauthausen! 😎👍

[@SandervkHistory]

The video is online! 👍

[@davidhounsell2769]

what a fantastic video,i,m hoping to visit next year as my uncle cryil percival roots is buried in Oosterbeek cemetery

[@oakroyal]

I am watching this on Sunday September 17, 2023. September 17, 1944, the start of Market Garden was also a Sunday.

[@Tazonsax]

Great video, I see someone has corrected your little mistake regarding the rail bridge. My uncle was in C Company 2 Para and was involved in the attack on the rail bridge. He was later captured on the Utrechtstraat near the junction with Brugstraat

[@acrowth]

Great video ❤

[@keithhudson1934]

The 25 pounder, referred to as "the Vickers Gun" near Arnhem Bridge, made at Vickers Armstrong's factory on Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

[@SandervkHistory]

A awesome piece of machinery

[@simonmassey3747]

You are a very enthusiastic and interesting young chap. Fab video I love the Netherlands and your wonderful people. For further research look at Joel Stoppels a guide from Groningen and try the We have ways of making you talk podcast. They are allways talking about The Bridge Too Far. It is hosted by James Holland who is a brilliant Historian and Comedian Al Murray. The Polish at this battle were also awesome and General Sosabowski is one of my heroes. Keep up your fab content. Many thanks.

[@SandervkHistory]

Thank you so much! I have never heard about that podcast... I will look it up tomorrow and try to listen to one this week! Thanks for recommending that! And yes, General Sosabowski is a legend!

[@deniahmadhendra8842]

Perfect video

[@SandervkHistory]

Hahaha thank you! Appriciate that! 👍

[@chrisbaldwin3609]

they held the bridge for nine days, until they ran out of food and ammunition , they were completely surrounded by this time as the americans could not breakthrough and link up wiith them

[@thenoworriesnomad]

You mentioned last year about a Arnhem video you were working on which you said the 21st Independent Para Reg (Pathfinders) would be mentioned, I was just wondering how its coming along?...👍👍

[@SandervkHistory]

Yes, i am still busy with that. Its a BIG documentary. Hope to release it somewhere this year. (Hope in September)

[@thenoworriesnomad]

@@SandervkHistory I look forward to it and if I get to Arnhem sometime this year maybe we could meet up..👍

[@takoto2610]

Interesting.

[@chrism8705]

Great videos may i suggest a video for you to watch Jeremy Clarkson on Robert Cain he won the VC at Arnem

[@paulwee1924dus]

Oosterbiek or Osterbich?!

[@bobberingermany]

very nice....i have a video from there on my channel....i ride with my indian over the john frost bridge

[@MixbakseL]

The railway bridge is in Oosterbeek! Grtzzz

[@SandervkHistory]

Yes indeed, that was a small mistake i made in the video 😬

[@MixbakseL]

@@SandervkHistoryNo problem! The bridge you referred to was a pontoon bridge at that time and unfortunately the middle section was removed (moored on the north bank) when B Company arrived

[@SandervkHistory]

@@MixbakseL ahh thanks for the info! When ill make a new video of Arnhem in the future, ill remember this! 👍

[@MixbakseL]

@@SandervkHistory A sad story happened during the attack on the railway bridge in Oosterbeek where the twins Tommy and Claude Gronert died together... Private Tommy Gronert was shot in the head and neck when they stormed Oosterbeek low station and his twin brother Private Claude, who was nearby, tries to help him and leave cover and he too is shot in the head at the same spot. They died next to each other... They are both buried in Oosterbeek. RIP

[@SandervkHistory]

@@MixbakseL wauw.... that is insane! I wrote this down so maybe in the future i will make a video about that story. I will look into it. Thanks for the information! Really appreciate it.