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:

Shooting the 88mm FLAK Gun (Watch)

One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft defense…

Incredible Flying: Pictures of Damaged B-24 Liberators That Made it Back Home

The B-24 Liberator was, together with the B-17, the workhorse of the United States Army Airforces who used it in every theater of operations. It…

FOR SALE: 1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG

A rare opportunity to own one of the most pristine P51D’s in the world! Red Dog with the high polish and glossy red nose was…

Top 7 Mistakes Allied In the European Theater During WWII

Now, decades after World War 2 ended, it is easy for us to look back and point out where the commanders made the wrong decision…

B-29 ‘Doc’ Needs Your Help! Kickstarter To Send Her Through Flight Testing

This fully restored bomber is the second and last-known airworthy B29. With your help, Doc will be sent through flight testing. After spending 42 years…

For Sale: Sherman Used in Blockbuster Movie Fury And 50 Other Military Vehicles

Now is the time to get your hands on a very special Sherman tank, one that was used in the movie Fury! Together with 38…

20 Interesting V1 Buzzbomb Facts

Quickfire, 20 facts about the V1 Buzzbomb 1) The V1 stands for Vergeltungswaffe-1, German for retaliatory weapons and they were developed to strike back at Britain…

The Dig For The Nazi Gold Train Is ON – First Images Of The Hunt (But No Train Found – Yet!)

Editors note: These are the Gold Train updates up to March 2016 In December 2015, the press conference denounced the claims of a Nazi Gold…

Spitfire Forced To Land on Belly After Landing Gear Fails (With Video)

This is the nail-biting moment when a pilot was forced to carry out an emergency landing of his 80% replica Spitfire – without the use…

WWII Metal Detecting – German Waffen SS – Traces of War on the Eastern Front (HD)

Team WWIIMD visited last year the former battlefields of the eastern front looking for traces of war, where heavy fighting took place in 1945. In…

Watch: King Tiger Saumur

The common name of Nazi Germany’s heavy tank is “Tiger II” but it is also known under the informal name Königstiger, which often is translated…

Vlad The Impaler – He Loved To Impale Captured Solders – A Lot

Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Tepes, is one of the greatest and more interesting figures from history. Vlad III was likely born in a fortress named…