Joris Nieuwint

Joris Nieuwint is a battlefield guide for the Operation Market Garden area. His primary focus is on the Allied operations from September 17th, 1944 onwards. Having lived in the Market Garden area for 25 years, he has been studying the events for nearly as long. He has a deep understanding of the history and a passion for sharing the stories of the men who are no longer with us.

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Articles by Joris Nieuwint:

WHO-Tube: Dick Winters: Hang Tough

This documentary narrates a story about the Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument, which is in Normandy, France in 2012. Richard was the leader of the…

Operation Crossroads – The Nuclear Weapons Test on Bikini Atoll

Between the years of 1946 and 1958, a nuclear testing program was put in place by the United States in Bikini Atoll (part of the…

The Strangest Images of World War I

A random collection of some of the strangest images we could find from Word War I. It features men, vehicles, weapons and moments! Trench Vehicle?…

Crossing the Rhine – 70 Years Ago Today – In Pictures!

On March 24th 1945, near Xanten in Germany, the Rhine River was crossed in one of the biggest attacks launched in western-Europe. The attack consisted of…

The Heroic Waal River Crossing – 82nd Airborne – 504th PIR – H-Company After Action Report

This official After Action Reports start in the morning of September 20th, 1944, the 3rd day of Operation Market Garden and the bridges across the…

17 Images of Damaged B-17 Bombers That Miraculously Made It Home

The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. We have collected…

A strange and lonely hero, SS Officer Kurt Gerstein who tried to save Jews

One of the most horrifying testimonies from the horrors of the Holocaust was left by a conscience-stricken SS officer, Kurt Gerstein, who visited the deathcamps…

U-1206 – The Only Sub to be Sunk By a Dump on the Toilet

The U-1206 was commissioned on March 16, 1944 and a type 7C U-boat. This type U-Boat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed…

Easy Company – Band of Brothers – The Crossroads Battle Explained

Introduction – The Island It is October 2nd, 1944, the 101st Airborne has completed its tasks on Hells Highway around Veghel and Eindhoven and has…

The story of Stanley Mathews and John Thorogood KIA 21-9-1944

This is the short story of the death of two young tankers in 4 troop, C-squadron, 44th Royal Tank Regiment. They are named Stan Matthews…

Major Cain, The One Man Tank Destroyer Who Received a VC At Arnhem

Major Robert Cain was awarded the Victoria Cross in the battle for Arnhem. He was the sole recipient, out of the five Victoria Crosses awarded during…

Outrageously Edited World War II Pictures

Now that everybody has the skills to manipulate pictures, more and more edited pictures from World War II appear on the internet. Superhero’s, Star Wars, famous…