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The evacuation of Arnhem (evacuatie van Arnhem) was the departure, forcibly conducted by the German Wehrmacht, of tens of thousands of inhabitants of the Dutch city of Arnhem and nearby places from 23 to 25 September 1944 during the Battle of Arnhem in World War II.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 42 relations: Allies of World War II, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barbed wire, Battle of Arnhem, Battle of Nijmegen, Burgomaster, Cargo bike, Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, Dolle Dinsdag, Doorwerth, Ede, Netherlands, Forced labour under German rule during World War II, Friesland, Heelsum, Het Parool, Heveadorp, IJssel, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jona Lendering, Junker, Liberation of Arnhem, National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands, Nazi Germany, Netherlands, Netherlands Open Air Museum, Nijmegen, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Omroep Gelderland, Oosterbeek, Operation Market Garden, Oude IJssel, Renkum (village), Rhine, Stencil, Trouw, Veluwe, Wageningen, Wehrmacht, Wolfheze, World War II, Zwolle.

  2. Events in Arnhem
  3. History of Arnhem
  4. Non-combatant evacuation operations
  5. Operation Market Garden
  6. September 1944 events in Europe
  7. World War II operations of the Western European Theatre

Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Apeldoorn

Apeldoorn (Dutch Low Saxon: Apeldoorne) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands.

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Arnhem

Arnhem (or; Arnheim; Ernems: Èrnem) is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border.

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Barbed wire

Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands.

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Battle of Arnhem

The Battle of Arnhem was fought during the Second World War,as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden. Evacuation of Arnhem and Battle of Arnhem are events in Arnhem, history of Arnhem and operation Market Garden.

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Battle of Nijmegen

The Battle of Nijmegen, also known as the Liberation of Nijmegen, occurred from 17 to 20 September 1944, as part of Operation Market Garden during World War II. Evacuation of Arnhem and Battle of Nijmegen are operation Market Garden.

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Burgomaster

Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister) is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or executive of a city or town.

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Cargo bike

There have been many human powered vehicles designed and constructed specifically for transporting loads since their earliest appearance in the 20th century.

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Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy

In World War II, many governments, organizations and individuals collaborated with the Axis powers, "out of conviction, desperation, or under coercion." Nationalists sometimes welcomed German or Italian troops they believed would liberate their countries from colonization.

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Dolle Dinsdag

italic took place in the Netherlands (at the time occupied by Nazi Germany) on 5 September 1944, when celebrations were prompted after broadcasts incorrectly reported that Breda had been liberated by Allied forces.

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Doorwerth

Doorwerth is a village in the eastern Netherlands.

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Ede, Netherlands

Ede is a town and municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.

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Forced labour under German rule during World War II

The use of slave and forced labour in Nazi Germany (Zwangsarbeit) and throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II took place on an unprecedented scale.

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Friesland

Friesland (official Fryslân), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, named after the Frisians, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part.

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Heelsum

Heelsum is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

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Het Parool

Het Parool is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper.

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Heveadorp

Heveadorp is a village near Doorwerth in the municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

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IJssel

The IJssel (Iessel(t)) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour.

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide.

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Jona Lendering

Jona Lendering (born 29 October 1964) is a Dutch historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management.

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Junker

Junker (Junker, Junker, Jonkheer, Yunker, Junker, Junker, იუნკერი, Iunkeri) is a noble honorific, derived from Middle High German Juncherre, meaning 'young nobleman'Duden; Meaning of Junker, in German.

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Liberation of Arnhem

Operation Anger (sometimes known as Operation Quick Anger) was a military operation to seize the city of Arnhem in April 1945, during the closing stages of the Second World War. Evacuation of Arnhem and Liberation of Arnhem are events in Arnhem and history of Arnhem.

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National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands

The National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland,; NSB) was a Dutch fascist and later Nazi political organisation that eventually became a political party.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Netherlands Open Air Museum

The Netherlands Open Air Museum (Nederlands Openluchtmuseum) is a national open-air museum located in Arnhem.

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Nijmegen

Nijmegen (Nijmeegs: italics) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole.

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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies

The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Dutch: NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies) is an organisation in the Netherlands which maintains archives and carries out historical studies into the Second World War, the Holocaust and other genocides around the world, past and present.

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Omroep Gelderland

Omroep Gelderland (abbreviated Omroep GLD) is the regional public broadcaster for the Dutch province of Gelderland.

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Oosterbeek

Oosterbeek is a village in the eastern part of Netherlands.

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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Evacuation of Arnhem and operation Market Garden are events in Arnhem and history of Arnhem.

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Oude IJssel

The Oude IJssel (Dutch,, literally old IJssel) or Issel (German) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands approximately long.

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Renkum (village)

Renkum is the name of a village in the municipality of Renkum.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Stencil

Stencilling produces an image or pattern on a surface by applying pigment to a surface through an intermediate object, with designed holes in the intermediate object.

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Trouw

Trouw ("loyal", "true") is a Dutch daily newspaper appearing in compact size.

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Veluwe

The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km2; 420 sq. mi.) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

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Wageningen

Wageningen is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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Wolfheze

Wolfheze is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Zwolle

Zwolle is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands.

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See also

Events in Arnhem

History of Arnhem

Non-combatant evacuation operations

Operation Market Garden

September 1944 events in Europe

World War II operations of the Western European Theatre

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_of_Arnhem