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:

BLACK WIDOW: America’s P-61 Night-Fighter

Northrop P-61, also known as Black Widow, was one of the largest aircraft in the fighter category and proved very effective, especially against the Japanese…

Wewelsburg Castle – The Nazi Temple of Doom

The castle of Wewelsburg overlooks the village of the same name in Westphalia, Germany. It once belonged to the prince-bishops of Paderborn, and after that…

26 sad images of WWII Airplane graveyards & storage sites

These are very sad images of, now priceless, warbirds that were left to rot outside to be recycled later. During and after WWII crash landed and…

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The A-10 Thunderbolt II – Warthog

In the early 1970s, the A-10 Thunderbolt II was developed. This official name is derived from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt that was used in World…

Awesome P-47 Gun Camera Footage

The Thunderbolt was one of the heaviest and largest fighter planes ever built; it was also only powered by a single piston engine. It was…

The Worst Nightmare of the US Navy, Huge Russian Navy Kirov-Class Battlecruisers

The United States Navy is the biggest and most powerful in the world. It has 430 ships in active service or in reserve. So you…

In 1943 a British pilot made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have it surrender to him

The official story is that in June 1943, as a precursor to the Allied invasion of Sicily, the island was secured without resistance by the Royal…

BREAKING! Nazi Gold Train: Tunnel Found Using 1926 Railway Map, First Man Dies in Hunt, Train Carries Valuable Minerals

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…

The MASSIVE 60cm German Siege Mortar Karl

During World War 2, the Germans were famous for designing and producing mega war artillery. One of the most notable German Mortar Guns was the…

Operation Sealion – Summary of an exercise held at the Staff College, Sandhurst in 1974.

Operation Sealion – summary of an exercise held at the Staff College, Sandhurst in 1974. The full text is in ‘Sealion’ by Richard Cox. The scenario is…

Top 5 Strangest Photos of World War II (Watch)

We present you the top 5 strangest photos from World War II, with their stories! We will take a look at beer bombing Spitfires that…

Operation Fire Power (1954)

A Show of American Fire Power! Air view, bombs falling and exploding in line across ground (several shots). SV F 84 thunder-jet rocket and bomb…