Market Garden Commemoration008 massed pipes and drums at John Frost bridge of Arnhem

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Friday 18 September 2009: in the afternoon the Massed Pipes and Drums Band is performing in the streets of the old heart of Arnhem. In the evening, about 7 pm they go in a slow march towards the Airborne square, to grace the real Market Garden Commemoration. You find everything about laying wreaths, speeches, national anthems of Poland, United Kingdom and The Netherlands (Mazurek Dabrowskiego, God save the queen, Wilhelmus), Dutch Hymn 293 Last Post, respectfull silence to the casualities and the reveille. The completion of the ceremony was at the Arnhem town hall, of which I taped the performance of the Massed Pipes and Drums Band.
Thanks to God for sending deliverance.
Thanks to those who lost their lives for the victory. Rest in peace!
The "Massed Pipes and Drums Band" encompasses these bands:
•1. The pipes and drums of the Royal Scots Borderes, 1st Batt Royal Regiment of Scotland (Royal Scots, Kings Oown Scottish Borderes)
•2. The Pipes and Drums of the Highlanders, 4th Batt. Royal Regiment of Scotland
•3. The Pipes and drums of The Royal Artillery,
•4. The Pipes and Drums of The Royal British Legion, Amsterdam Branch,
•5. The Pipes and Drums of The City of Rochester,
•6. The Pipes and Drums of the Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service,
•7. The Pipes and Drums of Glenmoriston,
•8. Representatives of other Army pipebands.
Respective sites:
1: en.wikipedia.or...
2: en.wikipedia.or...
3: www.army.mod.uk...
4: www.rblpipeband...
5: www.corpb.co.uk...
6: www.dsfire.gov....
www.dsfire.gov....
7: www11.brinkster...
8: general
Scottish, world wide pipe association: www.rspba.org/
www.pipefest.com/
Dutch doedelkoepel: www.novdb.nl/ (Dutch)
airborne-herden...
airbornefeeling...
www.airbornemus...
WWII, general:
www.battledetec...
www.market-gard...

[@capecoral1961]

Thank you for all you did, I lived in Nijmegen for 27 years, used to love to meet and hang out with the British and Canadian liberators. They gave us the ultimate sacrifice, to live our lives without having to speak German.

[@Orlik1946]

Don't forget these brave boys from 1th Division and 1st Polish Brigade. Sława!

[@NeoFalcon69]

The Dutch are great hosts. Thank you!

[@findmejak1]

This tune in scots gaelic is known as, 'Chi mi na mo-bheanna', known in english as 'Mist covered Mountains' or 'The mist covered mountains of home'

[@SimonWelburn]

My dear boys, always in my memory.

[@ncacman2010]

Love this video. Kudos to you and your countrymen for not forgetting.

[@sassie979]

remember never forget !!!

[@TurbulentG2]

God Bless our Fallen Soldiers

[@HenkPeelen]

The problem was ...a cup of tea. In the face of unforseen heavy SS resistance, John Frost captured the north abutment of the Arnhem bridge and the British front unit from Nijmegen on stopped at the little town of Elst to drink tea and decided to stay the night. However, in this night the SS put dismantled tanks across the river, hastely reassembled them and captured the south abutment. Now, though only 10 km separated, the unit couldn't set free Frost anymore. Too sad to be true, but it is true.

[@chrisg1947]

all the bloody people getting the way taking their stupid photos all should be behind barriers lets have some respect for gods sake!!!!

[@Talbot6832]

Northern France was an easy surrender? The British and Canadian troops had to deal with fanatical SS troops in and around Caen. The quality of troops and level of resistance further West with the Americans was ultimately what you would style 'weak' resistance in comparison. Again, unofficial censoring by sensationalist US historians has downplayed this vital aspect of the fighting.

[@chrismeijer6274]

Talbot6832

[@johncharlesneedham2055]

to very emotional and heiry peices of music

[@cornetjohn70]

Thank God the British forces didn't capitulate like the the rest of Europe did!

[@Alan_Mac]

Sorry, Holland. We did all we could to liberate you but Arnhem was 'a bridge too far' for us. I hope, though, you respect the efforts that the Scottish troops put in to try and free you from the Nazi scum.

[@robertconnelly538]

Aye this get's the small hair's back your neck raised

[@MrBolle45]

een mooie opname van de john frost brug wij mogen de soldaten nooit vergeten ze vielen voor onze vrijheid waar wij nu in leven blijf deze jongens herdenken.

[@martynrobin121]

Operation Market-Garden was mission impossible! The Operation was all about time and luck, The Operations came very close to success, The British at Arnhem fought like lions and did everything that was asked of them, however the ground forces were delayed and failed to relieve them and the British were overrun by the SS. Success in Market-Garden would end the war in 1944.

[@vifgull]

@djnoonie This is the song: MY HOME. This was played on the funeral of the Queen mother of England. This tune is famous in Scandinavia and GB.

[@djnoonie]

@HenkPeelen thanks for the help it is the waltz section but slower than the origional the only reason i chose this is cos its just amazing and sounds so good esp over the arnham bridge love it thanks again

[@Cordeman]

A full slow march is much slower, but would take too long for a ceremony like this

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

Aye my bonnie laddie's, the blood is strong!

[@djnoonie]

@HenkPeelen as again thank u so much for putting this on here i translated what u put 3 months ago lol march march from italy to poland with your leaders unite as a nation GOD BLESS POLAND just dont no what slawa is sorry

[@HenkPeelen]

@Orlik1946 Thanks Orlik and you're right. With this meeting regularly the three concerning national anthems are played, you can find them in this video series. That is, the Dutch, English and Polish anthem. I'm trying to learn the Polish anthem, but find the rponunciation a little hard Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski, Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski, Za twoim przewodem Złaczym się z narodem. God bless Poland!

[@djnoonie]

@HenkPeelen thank you hankpeelen my fathers wishes came true we found the name of the bagpipes song sorry to ask but do you know the dates for 2011 that the next time this will be on as i would love to come and give my respects dutch polish english and american thank you from england.

[@HenkPeelen]

@SR71ABCD I remember there was aproblem with a bus from England. The ais, the driver had run out of his legally allowed driving hours, so he couldn't timely reacht the spot. This was solved by finding another driver. I can't remember whether thta problem was solved timely.

[@themazama]

I just wonder if the people know?

[@djnoonie]

sorry to ask but is this music a slower version of the waltz section if not has anyone got a clue as my father past away and wanted me to choose the music for our piper and if he plays this im shaw my father would be so proud can anyone help ive surched everywhere and cant find this name help.

[@djnoonie]

@vifgull thank u very much yes he was bomb desposal

[@jsharpe45]

ah no, your right about the cup of tea, however there was no taking tanks apart and putting them back together again. the plan didn't work for a number of reasons too many to go in to here, I did my masters paper on the battle, so I know a bit about it.

[@tssvp]

I like the policeman on his bike trying to move the people

[@lmdlgers]

Can anyone tell us the tunes the pipes were playing ?

[@paulnobel6241]

onbeschoft gedrag van mensen midden op de weg zogenaamd foto,s maken en interessant doen , ga aan de zijkant van de weg staan gvd , hoeveel foto,s heb je nodig ?

[@HenkPeelen]

@djnoonie you're welcome! the dates are 16th 17th and 18th of September. I hope the weather is as beautifull as it was in 2009!

[@HenkPeelen]

@djnoonie Sorry that I can't really help you. It's simply played slower to stress the fact that it's a commemoration including of all people who sufferd or died. The slowness should stress the sadness. It might have sense to Google with the name of one of the pipes and drum bands mentioned in the thext box under the video and ask them.

[@Change6609]

Bagpipe music always makes me think of great heroism. And it was exactly that what the tommies, americans and polish showed! Btw: I think those pictures taking people in front of the band are pretty annoying!

[@djnoonie]

@vifgull thank u very much

[@HenkPeelen]

Sorry, but I thought you're wrong. The SS put over lots of Königstigers with simple wooden rafts. First they did hold the Nijmegen with that tigers (and infantry) and when they lost it, they got new ones and aided the Arnhem bridge South bank German infantrymen. That stupid raft lenghtened the war and dis-superpowered Churchill, actually. Secret Service and the political use of it did fail as well, as the Ardennes Bulge in December 1944 showed. But it's easy slamming, in 2012, behind a computer

[@jsharpe45]

there were very few tigers in that battle, they did attack nijmegen with a kumph gorupe of panthers but the town was mostly defended by ss infantry. Quick action by the Germans and mistakes by the British resulted in frost being cut off at the bridge, and the rest is history. as I said I did my masters work on this battle so I am some what knowable on the subject.

[@djnoonie]

@HenkPeelen thank u again i have now found out what the tune is called thank u can u tell me the date the next time this happens as i need to be here for my grandad dad thank u

[@TheLloydA1]

Can i just say they stopped because they had no Infantry support,so the Armour at the front of the advance had to wait the night for the Infantry to get up to them.

[@HenkPeelen]

I didn't I must admit, just did read some books and websites. So I did read about 35 tigers at Nijmegen. I alos did read the Market Garden was a too quickly developed scheme (amongst others Secret Service information was overlooked and they tried to avoid inundation risks by dropping most of the paras at the heaths instead of low meadows near the bridges) to pass the Ruhr area and keep Berlin out of Russian control.

[@ncacman2010]

What tune is this?

[@SR71ABCD]

It was amazing but I though we were gonna have a bigger united band together.

[@HenkPeelen]

Ik weet het niet precies, vroeger had Pegasus een eigen site waar het op stond. Ook de gemeente Arnhem had wel iets op zijn site staan.

[@djnoonie]

@jeje6868 thank u very much

[@chris030664]

Hear the pipes hear the British

[@HenkPeelen]

All things said by anyone are true, in my opinion. After the easy surrender of Paris, Northern France and Belgium, the heavy SS resistance in NL was a blow. In such situation they often said that Patton would have solved the situation. The cut off of the 9,000 Britsh paras at the North Rhine Bank was bad luck, especially "Frost" but also the Oosterbeek branch, for instance the lost of the "Westerbouwing" spit of land, why the Polish forces hardly could cross the Rhine from the South bank.

[@HenkPeelen]

They did run ... but in the wrong direction!

[@vincentreynolds934]

Stalingrad,Moscow,Leningrad,Kursk. Russia did it,s share. Never forget that.

[@HenkPeelen]

@kingnick104 I think so

[@thomasholland2384]

Rule Britannia.

[@enochpowelghost]

just a little out of sync but well played

[@HenkPeelen]

@kingnick104 I think so