The easy company memorial in Nuenen, it lists all (former) members of the company that were killed during Operation Market Garden and on the Island. We visited this location today on a battlefield tour with a lovely couple from Canada.

The last stop on the last England to the Eagle’s Nest tour of the season was to Hitlers least favourite tea house on the mountain overlooking Berchtesgaden. There are just 14 recorded visits that he went up there. A pleasure to guide for @wwiimuseum.bsky.social and @battlefielddisc.bsky.social

This morning during our visit to the Luxembourg American Cemetery we placed flowers on the grave of John Julian. He was killed while on patrol near Bastogne as depicted in the HBO miniseries. With @wwiimuseum.bsky.social and @battlefielddisc.bsky.social

The Bois Jaques in Bastogne where Easy Company was dug in during the first phase of the Battle of the Bulge. Almost 81 years later it still is an incredible place to visit. We took the group here on the @WWIImuseum Easy company tour. Guiding with @BattlefieldDisc

The memorial to Robert Cole, commander of 3rd Battalion 502 Parachute Infantry. Killed on the 18th of September near Best after surviving all of Normandy, including the bayonet charge at Carentan. For that action he was awarded the Medal of Honor but he never knew that.

Schoonderlogt Estate where Winters took a picture under the arch. We visited this one and many other Easy Company locations on the England to the Eagle’s nest battlefield tour with @wwiimuseum.bsky.social and @battlefielddisc.bsky.social

In the footsteps of Easy Company today which included a walking tour of Eindhoven. At the Church we took this then and now of HQ company 506th PIR who were enjoying a moment of rest on September 18th, 1944. A great day with a lovely couple from the USA.

The commemoration of the 81st anniversary of Operation Market Garden at the Kangaroo Memorial in Veghel. The 101st Airborne Division is represented and the children from a local elementary school are participating in the ceremony.

The Eagle’s Nest overlooking Berchtesgaden on a perfect day. No clouds, blue skies. Our last stop on the England to the Eagle’s nest battlefield tour for the @WWIImuseum and @BattlefieldDisc. Tonight we’ll have the farewell dinner and all head home after a fantastic experience.

Inside the bunker at Dachau Concentration camp. This was the brutal prison within the camp. Many prominent prisoners were held here such as Georg Elsner who tried to blow up Hitler. It was also a place where many were tortured. Visited with @wwiimuseum.bsky.social and @battlefielddisc.bsky.social

Easy Company Memorial on the outskirts of the Bois Jacques with actor James Madio. We visited Bastogne today with locations such as, the cemetery where the Nurses are buried, the foxholes, Foy and we talked about the NUTS reply. On tour with @wwiimuseum.bsky.social & @battlefielddisc.bsky.social

Did you know that only two Screaming Eagles were awarded the Medal of Honor during WWII? One of them was Robert Cole for his heroic actions near Carentan in Normandy. He was sadly killed on Sept 18 during Market Garden before the medal recommendation was approved.

The Eagle’s Nest in Berchtesgaden, the last stop on the journey that begun for the guests in Aldbourne, England. Over the course of two weeks they followed Easy Company on almost every step in between. Tonight we have our farewell dinner, home tomorrow. @wwiimuseum.bsky.social

General George S Patton Jr grave at Luxembourg American Cemetery. We visited it this morning and paid our respects at the grave of Patrick Neill and then the General. Now we are on our way to Haguenau on the England to the Eagles nest with the @WWIImuseum and @BattlefieldDisc

Bastogne today! We began this morning with a visit to the graves of the two civilian nurses who helped the Americans during the siege. Renée Lemaire and Augusta Chiwy, we paid our respects before moving on into town for the rest of today’s itinerary. @WWIImuseum @BattlefieldDisc

This morning we visited the memorials for Joe Mann and Robert Cole, the only two men in the 101st Airborne to be awarded the Medal of Honor during WWII. They died within 24 hours of each other and less than a mile apart. Both didn’t know they would be awarded the medal. @wwiimuseum.bsky.social

Schoonderlogt estate where the famous picture with Dick Winters was taken. It is always a guest favourite and today was no different. We visited it today on my first of 7 days with the @WWIImuseum - England to the Eagles nest tour. Guiding for @BattlefieldDisc

The first Saturday of September is always reserved for the annual Airborne march. This commemorative event takes you through the battlefields around Oosterbeek and every year over 30.000 people participate. It was my 32nd time and the kids are racking up the numbers too.

The other Joe Mann memorial, located at the pavilion about a mile away from where he was killed. Joe threw himself on a grenade to save his friends. For this he was awarded the Medal of Honor. The only one for the 101st Airborne during Operation Market Garden

This 25-Pounder gun was a gift from the veterans of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Division. It commemorates the men who never made it home and is dedicated to the people of Arnhem for their support and courage during the battle. It stands guard over the Arnhem bridge.

The Majestic Nijmegen bridge, captured intact by the allies on 20 September 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Arnhem was then only 10 miles away but they would not reach it in time. Notice the German PAK 38 gun on the lower right corner in the vegetation.

This medieval castle at Heeswijk played a small part during Operation Market Garden. The 1st Bn, 501st PIR landed here by mistake. The pathfinder plane was shot down with very few survivors leaving the dropzone unmarked. After a brief battle the jump casualties that stayed behind were taken prisoner

A Dutch Cougar helicopter of the Air Assault brigade throws up a dust cloud at the Ginkel Heath. In 1944 this heath was the dropzone of the 4th Parachute brigade during Operation Market Garden.

Bullet holes on a farm building in Foy near Bastogne. The sniper that Shifty Powers shot from further up the road was located at the top window. We visited this and another locations today on our Bastogne Tour. Our second and last day with two wonderful couples from America.

The Day Turner memorial in Dahl and his grave at the nearby Luxembourg American Cemetery. SSGT Turner was the only American to be awarded the Medal of Honor in Luxembourg. His incredible action took place on January 8th, 1945 during a German counterattack.

On my way to my overnight in the Ardennes for a two day battle of the Bulge tour I stopped at the Achilles Tank Destroyer Mk 10 in La Roche-en-Ardenne. It commemorates the British involvement of the 52nd Highland division during the Bulge.

The modern day Son Bridge, which we visited today on a tour with a group from the US Army. We began the day at Joe’s Bridge and continued up Hells Highway to Veghel. A interesting day with a very attentive audience! Tomorrow we will visit Nijmegen and Arnhem and have a debrief.

A wonderful battlefield tour in the footsteps of Easy Company in the Netherlands today. With a lovely family from the USA, including three young kids, we had an amazing day today. One of the stops was Schoonderlogt Farm where Dick Winters had his picture taken under the arch.

This Bible has a bullet hole in it from the Arnhem Battle. Located in the old church in Oosterbeek it was hit in September 1944 when the men of the 1st Airborne division were pressed into a small perimeter and awaiting rescue by 30th Corps that never came.

Today’s battlefield tour was focused on the 82nd Airborne around Nijmegen. From the bridge at Grave to the Groesbeek heights we ended in Nijmegen at the bridge and the Waal Crossing (pictured). A very hot day but we managed to, Arnhem awaits tomorrow on our third day with a lovely group of 6.

Today’s tour was all about Hell’s Highway. With a group of six from England we explored the battlefields of the 101st Airborne between Son and Veghel, including a visit to the Windmill at Eerde. Day one of three, tomorrow we’ll explore Nijmegen!

Just finished reading this amazing book. If you want to know all there is to know about the German side of the battle at Arnhem then this is the book you want. Tons of maps and pictures are provided to fully understand the different battles. Highly recommended it!

A visit to the Overloon War Museum never disappoints, especially not when they have a Tiger tank on loan for the summer. What an absolute beast and amazing to see up close.

Did you know that the Germans never planned to destroy the main span of the Nijmegen bridge? They intended to destroy the smaller span on the left, this would have achieved the same result without the need to rebuild the entire bridge. Why the explosives failed is anyone’s guess…

For the third consecutive year I’ve been awarded the TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice award! An exceptional honor and that I’m very proud of this goes without saying. Thanks to all my clients who went on tour with me, I literally could not have done this without you!

The temporary John Frost Memorial at the foot of the bridge that bears his name. The Frost picture is created out of small pictures of the men who fought at the bridge. It’s absolutely stunning but it’s only here because the original bronze plaque was stolen earlier this year.

On the battlefields today with my Dodge WC 51 and a number of Jeep. We will be driving around the 82nd Airborne area, we are now at DZ-N where the 505th landed and a host of gliders.

Did you know that German Field Marshal Model was located in this hotel at the start of Operation Market Garden? Fate or bad luck caused Model to be in Oosterbeek, within 3 miles of the drop zones of the 1st Airborne division.

The John Frost bridge at Arnhem, today during our Arnhem Highlights tour with a Dutch Client and my son who was also interested in coming along.

The Horsa Glider memorial on LZ-S at Wolfheze. The angle was not chosen randomly, it is the steep dive a Horsa would take coming down to land. We visited this memorial today on an Arnhem highlights tour with a lovely couple from Canada. 🇨🇦

The (former) Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Arnhem. 16 Field Ambulance setup shop here on September 17th but they were taken prisoner a few hours later. The hospital remained operational though, even when it was in the front line on the 19th.

A Market Garden Highlights tour was on the calendar today. With an American we visited the top spots of the operation. This included a visit to the Monument to the Dutch, a thank you from the 101st Airborne veterans and unveiled in 1994 by Harry Kinnard.

An afternoon on the Arnhem battlefields with a Dutchman as client. We visited the top spots which includes the 6-Pounder Anti-Tank gun at Heelsum. The memorial had just received a lock of paint and is in tiptop shape again!

What to do on the hottest day of the summer so far? Help with filming the second part of the Waalcrossing documentary. Tim Gray from the World War II Foundation brought a bus full of film students who also had a million questions to ask. A great day but a bit warm.

Good morning from the Koevering battlefields! Another glorious day so time to take the Dodge for a meet & greet with a group of Americans. Enjoy your Sunday!

Dragons teeth of the Siegfried Switch Line near Orscholz in Germany. We visited this today on the trail of a C Company trooper, 301st Infantry, 94th Infantry. A month of brutal fighting for limited objectives in atrocious weather, and (almost) completely forgotten in history.

The memorial on the Ginkel Heath near Arnhem. On this dropzone the 4th Parachute Brigade landed on September 18th, 1944. The flight in and landing were costly, they lost about 300 men in total. We visited this and other locations on today’s Arnhem battlefield tour!

Memorial for Lance Sergeant Newman at the Koevering near Veghel. He was killed in his Sherman tank supporting Easy Company on September 25th 1944 when the Germans had cut the road to Arnhem. We visited his memorial on today’s Easy Company tour.

Another Easy Company tour completed, this time with a Dutch group and we followed the men from the dropzone all the way to the Island. Including Schoonderlogt estate and the crossroads. A brilliant day!

The bridge at Son, the first objective of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Market Garden. Unfortunately the bridge was blown up in their faces. We visited it today during our highlights tour with a father and son from the USA.