Joris Nieuwint

Joris Nieuwint is a battlefield guide for the Operation Market Garden area. His primary focus is on the Allied operations from September 17th, 1944 onwards. Having lived in the Market Garden area for 25 years, he has been studying the events for nearly as long. He has a deep understanding of the history and a passion for sharing the stories of the men who are no longer with us.

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Articles by Joris Nieuwint:

Philippines Campaign Video (1944–45) – Landing on Leyte – In Color!

In 1942 the Japanese invaded and occupied the Philippines. Two years later, United States forces began the liberation of the Philippines. This was known as…

The General Who Won WWII – You Never Guess How Stalin Rewarded Him

George Zhukov was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who played a most pivotal role during World War II. He led the drive…

WWII Commercial: Shave Like a Man

In 2013, a shaving brand that was born in 1919 joined the parade of products trying to define what it means to be a real man…

Spitfire In Action – Battle Of Britain

A video around the iconic spitfire, from the beginning the creation of the spitfire. How the Spitfire helped win World War 2 and the Battle…

The Amazing Recovery & Restoration Of The P-38 Glacier Girl

On 15 July 1942, poor weather and limited visibility forced six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers to return to Greenland while they were en…

Old Guy Metal Detecting Finds Buried WW2 Willys Jeep

A short film about every boys dream! Imagine going metal detecting on a beach and suddenly you hear loud beeps coming from your detector. You…

Lockheed AC-130 Gunship: Death From Above

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…

Veteran flies Spitfire for first time since WWII

Spitfire

In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…

The Only Submarine Sunk By a Dump on the Toilet – U-1206

The U-1206 was commissioned on March 16, 1944 and a type 7C U-boat. This type U-Boat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed…

Son Of Saul – Trailer

It is early October, 1944. Saul Ausländer (Géza Röhrig), a Hungarian-Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz works as a Sonderkommando member, burning the dead. One day he…

North American P-51D Mustang For Sale: 1.7 Million Dollars!

Now for sale at Platinum Fighters, this immaculate P-51 Mustang for $1,799,000! About the Mustang: The P-51 Mustang Fighter, a North American Aviation, is one of…

We Were Soldiers: Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley – Veteran of 3 Wars

Basil L. Plumley was a soldier as well as an airborne combat infantryman in the US Army. He eventually reached the rank of Command Sergeant…