Dove of Peace Airborne Memorial at Ginkelse Heide, where the British 1st Airborne landed, west of Arnhem, Netherlands.


The 4th Parachute Brigade of the British 1st Airborne division dropped here (by parachute not glider), DZ Y, on 18th September 1944 (d-day +1).This was the most distant drop zone used during the 1st Airborne assault on Arnhem.


Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Ginkelse Heide, west of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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