Commemorating the fallen of
Market Garden
While we remember Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem as a defeat for the Allies, we also remember it for the bravery, determination and heroism displayed by the men who fought and died there. They are remembered in perpetuity in our sites in the Netherlands.
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REMEMBERING THE CASUALTIES OF ARNHEM
Read and share the stories from Operation Market Garden and the battle of Arnhem on For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen, our online commemorative resource.
Arnhem WW2 sites to visit
We care for close to 20,000 casualties in the Netherlands in our WW2 war graves and on our memorials.
Arnhem (Oosterbeek) War Cemetery
Arnhem (Oosterbeek) War Cemetery known as the Airborne Cemetery was designed by P.D. Hepworth. The cemetery lies to the west of Arnhem in Oosterbeek, where much of the fighting during the Battle of Arnhem took place. It contains more than 1600 Market Garden and Battle of Arnhem casualties – close to 250 of whom remain unidentified. The majority of the casualties here are British, although we also care for Polish, Dutch and German casualties here.
Go on a virtual visit to Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Arnhem - a personal reflection
Kevin Barnes, CWGC Regional Operations Coordinator South East gives a personal view of his visits to Arnhem in this blog.
Arnhem (Moscowa) General Cemetery
We also care of a small number of war dead at Arnhem (Moscowa) General Cemetery. Close to 40 casualties are found here, including some dating from before Operation Market Garden.
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery
Other casualties of Operation Market Garden are commemorated at our sites outside of Arnhem, one of them is the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery near Nijmegen.
More than 400 men who died in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden have no known grave. They are commemorated by name on the CWGC’s Groesbeek Memorial, found at the entrance to the cemetery.
Jonkerbos War Cemetery
More casualties of Operation Market Garden are commemorated at Jonkerbos War Cemetery in Nijmegen. established from a Casualty Clearing Station after the war with 1,629 Second World War Commonwealth burials, 99 unidentified.
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ensuring their sacrifice is not forgotten.