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:

25 Facts About The Panther Tank, Do You Know Them All?

Facts About The Panther Tank

Panther Ausf. D tanks, 1943. The D model can best be recognized by the drum-shaped cupola.Via Wikipedia / Bundesarchiv 1) Over 6000 Panthers have been…

The Massive Floating Dry Docks of the Pacific Fleet That Could Carry Battleships and Aircraft Carriers You Never Heard About

The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…

How To Build A Huge Lego WWII B-17 Flying Fortress

A detailed brick by brick instruction video on how to build a HUGE B-17 Flying Fortress from Lego, by Brian Fitzsimmons! Please post pictures of your…

When a Typhoon Nearly Wiped Out the US Third Fleet

The United States Third Fleet was working in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, carrying out air raids on Japanese airfields, when it found itself…

15 Facts About The B-29 Superfortress You May Not Know

Quickfire, 15 B-29 Superfortress facts that you may not know! 1) There were 3,970 B-29s produced between 1943 and 1946. 2) The B-29 was one…

The Many Movie Mistakes Of Enemy At The Gates

Released in 2001, Enemy at the Gates is a war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The film is named after William Craig’s book “Enemy at…

USA vs RUSSIA / M-1 Abrams vs T-90

A video that provides you with detailed information about the differences between the U.S M1 Abrams and the Russian T-90 MS tanks. The US M1…

BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY! The Fresh Faced Young Girls That Fought For Stalin

Soviet women played a major role in World War II  on the Eastern Front. While most women worked in the industry, agriculture, transport, and other…

AMAZING: 9 Recent WWII Discoveries

Seven decades after World War Two ended, artifacts from this period are still being discovered around the globe. These range from fighter airplanes in the desert…

Operation Market Garden – September 25th, 1944

A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944.  Oosterbeek A destroyed King Tiger in the ruins of Oosterbeek All day preparations…

75 Year Old Messerschmitt BF109 E4 Flies Again

Messerschmitt BF109 E4

The only surviving Messerschmitt BF109 E4 still flying. It was shot down and belly landed in a field during the Battle of Britain in 1940.…

Operation Market Garden – September 24th, 1944

A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944.  Oosterbeek In a final attempt to reinforce the perimeter and secure a crossing…