(Nederlands) ‘Airborne Driel’ vlag hangt in Krakau
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Jan van Welie
2021 – Commemoration Polish square September 2021
Vanwege het coronavirus zullen deze activiteiten alleen in besloten kring plaats vinden!. Saturday 18 September 2021 Commemoration Polenplein Speeches Opening chairman Foundation Driel-Polen A.J.M. Baltussen Major Municipality Overbetuwe Mrs. P. Hoytink-Roubos Ambassador Republic of Poland in the Kingdom of …
Live streams Commemorations 2021
The commemorations in Arnhem, Ede, Driel and Oosterbeek are this year closed to the public due to Covid-19 restrictions. Omroep Gelderland is making it possible to be present trough the available livestream connections on YouTube who are listed below. A …
(Nederlands) Officiële in gebruik name van de wandelroute ‘De Polen van Driel’
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Airborne Driel flags
*** SOLD OUT *** From last Saturday “Airborne Driel” flags have been hung up along the access roads in Driel. The flag 100x150cm, see photo, costs € 20,– plus postage. For the UK and Poland the postage costs are € …
Commemoration 18th September 3pm
Due to safety regulations related to Covid-19, the commemoration can again only be attended by invitation. Given their age and condition we do not expect any Polish veterans to be present. We do, however, hope to welcome invited next of …
Hiking trail Driel
The initiative from 2018, to create a route in and around Driel about the Polish contribution to Operation Market Garden (https://www.driel-polen.nl/nl/historie) has been realized. The route of approximately 6 kilometers takes you past important, and still recognizable, places and tells …
Liberal parliamentarian with a heart for Polish paratroopers passed away
On Friday, 30 April, former Liberal parliamentarian Hans van Baalen died of cancer. In 2004, Hans van Baalen, together with Frans Timmermans, submitted questions to the Cabinet about the treatment of Polish paratroopers in the years following the Second World …
UN diplomat Brian Urquhart passed away
High-level UN diplomat and advocate for rehabilitation of the Poles praised the unique relationship of the Dutch with Polish and British soldiers Former high-level UN diplomat Brian Urquhart (1919-2021), who died January 2nd, saw many conflict areas. In a speech …
Newsletter 2020
Dear veterans, widows and relatives of veterans and friends of our Foundation. What a year 2020 has been! Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year turned out to be completely different for all of us – so different from what …