Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful joint American, British and Canadian airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II.
Bocholt is a city in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, part of the district Borken. It is situated 4 km south of the border with the Netherlands.
Population: 73,943
Latitude: 51° 50' 19.64" N
Longitude: 6° 36' 55.12" E
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful joint American, British and Canadian airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II.
Velp is a Dutch town within the municipality of Rheden, located between Arnhem, Rozendaal, and the town of Rheden. The population is 17.669 (2005).
The Duchy of Cleves (German: Herzogtum Kleve; Dutch: Hertogdom Kleef) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire emerged from the mediaeval Duisburggau. It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves …
The Fast Breeder nuclear reactor SNR-300 was built near the town of Kalkar, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was completed but never taken online. SNR-300 was to output 327 megawatts. The project cost about 7 billion Deutsche Mark (about 3.5 bill…
Movie Park Germany is a theme park with real movie studios in Bottrop-Kirchhellen.
Recklinghausen (German pronunciation: [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊzən]) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Doetinchem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdutɪnˌxɛm]; Low Saxon: Deutekem) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . Th…
Groesbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣruzbeːk]) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Winterswijk ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Aalten ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.
Plantage is a neighbourhood located in the Centrum district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is bordered by Entrepotdok to the north, Plantage Muidergracht to the east and south, and Nieuwe Herengracht to the west.
Groenlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣrunloː]) is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands on the German border, a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek (literally: "back corner"). Gro…
The Achterhoek (Low German: Achterhook) (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑxtərˌɦuk]) is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
The Lippe (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪpə]) is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Dinkel is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, left tributary of the Vecht. Its total length is 93 km, of which 47 km in Germany. The Dinkel originates in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Ahaus and Coesfeld. It flows north to Gronau, …
Zevenaar ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a city in the Gelderland province, in the eastern Netherlands near the border with Germany.
Westervoort ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The town has two rivers inside its borders, the Rhine and the IJssel. It is a commuter town closely linked to Arnhem, the capital of Gelderland, which is situated…
The Siege of Grol in 1627 was a battle between the Army of the Dutch Republic commanded by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and the Spanish controlled fortified city of Grol (now known as Groenlo), during the Eighty Years War in 1627. The Spanish a…