bronze statue of a soldier and a flower girl oosterbeek where local school children place tributes on the war graves

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bronze statue of a soldier and a flower girl oosterbeek. The memorial commemorates the local tradition of school children placing flower tributes on the graves of the fallen. The village was the scene of heavy fighting during operation market garden and the retreat operation berlin.

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Size: 3024px × 4032px
Location: Oosterbeek, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Photo credit: © David Hanlon Dutch Image / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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