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:

WWll in Colour-Blitzkrieg Over Holland, Belgium and France

It has been 76 years since Belgium, The Netherlands, and France were invaded by the German armies. A color video tells the story of the…

Top 10 Greatest Military Blunders of WWII [WATCH]

Why did the Allies win the Second World War? Did they have the best soldiers, or the best generals, or the most powerful weapons? Did…

Top 10 reasons why Hitler lost WWII

Adolf Hitler, a man who swept the Germans up to incredible victories, was also the main reason Germany ultimately lost the war. He refused to…

Big Guns – Battleship USS Missouri Shock & Awe [WATCH]

BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…

USS Hornet Sunk by Japanese Torpedoes [WATCH]

A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…

The modern day Aircraft Boneyard – Storage and Destruction of Warplanes in Tuscon Arizona

A virtual visit to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC), better known as the Aircraft Boneyard. Planes that are taken off active service are flown here…

Top 10 bloodiest battlefields of WWII

A sad top 10 of the most costly battlefields in the Second World War and it will not surprise anybody that this top 10 is mostly…

The USS Arizona – Amazing pictures of the Life and Death of an ill fated Battleship

The infamous Pennsylvania-class battleship, the USS Arizona, was built by the United States for the US Navy in the mid-1910s. The battleship class was named…

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Plot E – Where The Dishonorable Dead from WWII are Buried

The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery is a military cemetery in northern France where American soldiers killed in the area during World War I are buried. It…

Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World

Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…

The Colorful Formation Ships of The Mighty Eighth

Assembly ships were retired bombers that were still flyable. They were painted in unique paint schemes so large groups of bombers could find them in…

6 Nazi Super Weapons That Actually Saw Service in WWII

During WWII, the Nazi Germans were developing a wide range of superweapons that would turn the tide and ensure ultimate victory. Most of them never made…