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:

15 Times World War 3 Nearly Started

In the years since WWII, the possibility of a World War 3 has not been a stretch of the imagination with continuous conflicts throughout the…

Whiskey On The Rocks – When Sweden Woke Up To Find a Russian Submarine Stuck On a Rock

In October 1981, the Soviet submarine (NATO codename: Whiskey) S-363 accidentally hit an underwater rock about 10 kilometres  from the main Swedish naval base at…

Allerberger and Hetzenauer, German Snipers Racked Up Over 600 Kills

Jozef Allerberger was born in the vicinity of Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, on 26 December 1924 (although in his memoirs he states he was born in September),…

Kampfgruppe Peiper & the 1st SS Leibstandarte Div (Watch)

Great Tank footage here, also some film of Peiper, his Blowtorch Battalion and the Leibstandarte 1st SS Panzer Division. Many men, soldiers, and supporters of…

Combat Footage of 5th Marines Landing on Peleliu (Watch)

The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine…

The Gigantic 180 Meter Long US Army Land Trains Of The 1950s

The Texan company, LeTourneau, was instructed to design these huge land trains in the 1950s by the US Government. The United States Army got three…

Very rare US paratrooper carbine – WWII Relic Hunting & Metal detecting WW2

WWII Relic Hunting / Metal Detecting WW2 Episode 10. This is a video of our first tour of 2014. Unlike last time, this was a…

WATCH: P-51 Twilight Tear .50 Caliber Machine Gun Testing

Check out this video of the restored P-51 Mustang Twilight Tear – testing the fully operational .50 caliber machine guns! The aircraft is owned by Ron…

The First North Korean Pilot To Defect WITH His MiG-15

It was September 1953, the war in Korea had ended almost two months previously, the ceasefire had been signed and adhered to by both sides.…

Porsche 9ff vs. Leopard 2 tank – Boys and their toys

Can you imagine – A sports car versus a battle tank! These German vehicle enthusiasts put their favorite pieces of equipment through their paces. Which…

What happens when you cross a T-34 with a Mig 21

A company from Hungary mates two MiG engines with a Soviet T-34 tank and proceeds to extinguish the worst sort of raging oil-well fire. The…

20 Spectacular WWII Color Images Of The P-51 Mustang

The P-51 Mustang Fighter, a North American Aviation, is one of the most iconic fighter / fighter bombers that is single-seated and was used during…