Explore the Airborne Museum ‘Hartenstein’ in Oosterbeek to recall this chapter of history and witness a phenomenal view of the world-famous John Frost Bridge in Arnhem. Head to Nijmegen, the oldest city of the Netherlands, to experience the Sunset March – a daily tribute to the Allied soldiers who fought for the liberation of the country. Recall the key-events of the liberation of the Netherlands at the Freedom Museum in Groesbeek. Find in the city of Wageningen a unique hotel – Hotel De Wereld – where the capitulation of German troops in the Netherlands was signed on May 5, 1945.
With the Freedom in Gelderland programme, we want to make post-war generations aware of the value of freedom. We are increasingly distant from the Second World War. Only the stories, photos, films and only a few witnesses left bring us back to the events of those days. It remains important for new generations to know about it.