arnhem oosterbeek war cemetery

ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

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ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY​

HISTORY INFORMATION
Following the Normandy landings of June 1944, the Allied advance through northern Europe was extraordinarily rapid and on 11 September 1944, the Second Army entered the Netherlands just south of Eindhoven, the first Allied troops to set foot in the country since its fall in May 1940.

Their next aim was to cross the Rhine before the Germans had time to reorganise after their recent setbacks, securing crossings over the rivers and canals that stood in their path at Grave, Nijmegen and Arnhem. 'Operation Market Garden' would involve the United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the Commonwealth 1st Airborne Division and the Polish Parachute Brigade.

On 17 September 1944, the 1st Airborne Division began landing west of Arnhem, but German resistance, bad weather and problems with supplies and reinforcements led to heavy losses, and their objectives were not taken. They were forced to form a perimeter at Oosterbeek which they held stubbornly until 25 September, when it was decided to withdraw the remnants of the division across the lower Rhine.

Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings, and many of those killed in later fighting in the area.

There are now 1,684 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 243 of the burials are unidentified and two casualties are commemorated by special memorials. There are also 79 Polish, three Dutch and four non-war (including three former Commission employees) graves in the cemetery.

The cemetery was designed by P.D. Hepworth.
  1. POLISH PARA Olszewski, Stanislaw

    SURNAME Olszewski FORENAME Stanislaw UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Strzelec (Rifleman) NUMBER 31591 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 2.12.1914 Wolka...
  2. POLISH PARA Moszowski, Michal

    SURNAME Moszowski FORENAME Michal UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Strzelec (Rifleman) NUMBER 23891 DATE OF DEATH 26th September 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 33.A.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.6.1918 Hodorow,Bobrka,Lwow,Poland award Cross...
  3. POLISH PARA Misiuda, Hubert

    SURNAME Misiuda FORENAME Hubert UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Ks Kapelan (Chaplain) NUMBER 10590 DATE OF DEATH 25th-26th September 1944 AGE 35 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 23.C.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.3.1909 Nieborowice,Rybnik,Slask,Poland...
  4. POLISH PARA Machel, Czeslaw

    SURNAME Machel FORENAME Czeslaw UNIT 2 Parachute Bn RANK Starszy Strzelec (Lance Corporal) NUMBER 30754 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 34.A.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 17.7.1916...
  5. POLISH PARA Lukaszewicz, Franciszek

    SURNAME Lukaszewicz FORENAME Franciszek UNIT 2 Parachute Bn RANK Strzelec (Rifleman) NUMBER 30603 DATE OF DEATH 3rd October 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 34.A.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 2.6.1920 Lohiszyn,Pinsk,Polesie,Poland WIA...
  6. POLISH PARA Kutrzeba, Jan W.

    SURNAME Kutrzeba FORENAME Jan W. UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Porucznik (Lieutenant) NUMBER 6422 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1.5.1912 Myslenice,Krakow,Poland KIA...
  7. POLISH PARA Kulikowski, Jan

    SURNAME Kulikowski FORENAME Jan UNIT Brigade HQ RANK Starszy Strzelec (Lance Corporal) NUMBER 24080 DATE OF DEATH 29th September 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 34.A.24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.6.1922 Wiala,Pierszaje,Wolozyn...
  8. POLISH PARA Kozak, Lukasz

    SURNAME Kozak FORENAME Lukasz UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Strzelec (Rifleman) NUMBER 31286 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 24.12.1924 Czernichowce,Zbaraz,Tarnopol,Poland KIA...
  9. POLISH PARA Kowalski, Lucjan

    SURNAME Kowalski FORENAME Lucjan UNIT 1 Parachute Bn RANK Starszy Strzelec (Lance Corporal) NUMBER 30375 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 34.A.22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 2.3.1916 Tumin,Horohow,Wolyn,Poland...
  10. POLISH PARA Kostrz, Edward F.

    SURNAME Kostrz FORENAME Edward F. UNIT 1 Parachute Bn RANK Podchorazy (Cadet Officer) NUMBER 108 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 33.A.27 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 19.2.1919 Krakow,Poland DOW in...
  11. POLISH PARA Kossakowski, Jan

    SURNAME Kossakowski FORENAME Jan UNIT Airborne Engineer Company RANK Plutonowy (Lance Sergeant) NUMBER 28192 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 38 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 33.A.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 7.10.1905 Lomza,Bialystok,Poland...
  12. POLISH PARA Kornilowicz, Stanislaw

    SURNAME Kornilowicz FORENAME Stanislaw UNIT Airborne Signals Company RANK Strzelec (Rifleman) NUMBER 28332 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 33.A.16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.2.1919...
  13. POLISH PARA Kolasinski, Tadeusz

    SURNAME Kolasinski FORENAME Tadeusz UNIT Brigade HQ RANK Podporucznik (Second Lieutenant) NUMBER 495 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 36 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.10.1907 Rypin,Pomorze,Poland KIA...
  14. POLISH PARA Klapouchy, Stanislaw

    SURNAME Klapouchy FORENAME Stanislaw UNIT 1 Parachute Bn RANK Starszy Strzelec (Lance Corporal) NUMBER 24773 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 33.A.26 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 7.1.1919...
  15. POLISH PARA Kadziola, Franciszek

    SURNAME Kadziola FORENAME Franciszek UNIT Airborne Anti-tank Battery RANK Plutonowy (Lance Sergeant) NUMBER 23496 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 17.5.1919...
  16. POLISH PARA Jaworski, Waclaw J.

    SURNAME Jaworski FORENAME Waclaw J. UNIT 2 Parachute Bn (Signals Platoon,attached Brigade HQ) RANK Podporucznik (Second Lieutenant) NUMBER 2056 DATE OF DEATH 23rd-24th September 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.20 ADDITIONAL...
  17. POLISH PARA Grzyb, Antoni

    SURNAME Grzyb FORENAME Antoni UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Kapral (Corporal) NUMBER 30250 DATE OF DEATH 25th September 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 33.A.22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.4.1914 Karsnice,Zlotnicki,Jedrzejow,Kielce,Poland...
  18. POLISH PARA Gorzko, Stanislaw

    SURNAME Gorzko FORENAME Stanislaw UNIT Airborne Anti-tank Battery RANK Kanonier (Gunner) NUMBER 25555 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 8.5.1913 Lwow,Poland KIA...
  19. POLISH PARA Gazurek, Ignacy

    SURNAME Gazurek FORENAME Ignacy UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Kapitan (Captain) NUMBER 00837 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 37 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.3.1907 Istebna,Cieszyn,Poland award Krzyz...
  20. POLISH PARA Bzowy, Mikolaj

    SURNAME Bzowy FORENAME Mikolaj UNIT 3 Parachute Bn RANK Strzelec (Rifleman) NUMBER 28934 DATE OF DEATH 23rd September 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.B.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1.1.1925 Horodenka,Podhajce,Tarnopol,Poland KIA...
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