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:

A Failed Painter, A Vegetarian, And Terrified of Blades – 10 Weird Facts About Adolf Hitler (Watch)

In 1907 a young man walked into the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. Under his arm, he carried a portfolio of some of…

Spine Chilling Drone Footage Of Oradour-Sur-Glane, Wiped Out By The SS

On June 10th, 1944, SS Major Adolf Diekmann and his 4th SS Regiment marched to the village of Oradour-Sur-Glane, surrounded it, and ordered every resident…

The German WW2 Sturmgewehr Assault Rifle (Watch)

After several years of rejecting the idea of a new automatic or semi-automatic weapon, Hitler asked his top commanders on the Eastern Front what they…

WWII – Rare Footage of German Heavy Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Tank

The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the most feared tank by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that made this…

Incredible Documentary About The Human Cost Of WWII – The Numbers Are Staggering

This thought provoking visualization will show you what the human cost was during World War Two. The documentary covers not just the military deaths but…

Nerves of Steel – Pilot Waits Until The Very Last Second To Eject From Burning Harrier (Watch)

After an uneventful mission over Afganistan, two Harrier Jump Jets came in to land back at Kandahar. Because it was very busy, they were told…

Blue Angels Fat Albert Crazy Gut-Wrenching Take Off (Watch)

Fat Albert is the name given to a twenty-four-year-old C-130 Hercules aircraft. The Hercules is a troop transporter, and Fat Albert performs an important role…

The ‘Holy Grail of Military Aviation’ – The B-17 Swamp Ghost – Found After 68 Years In the Jungle (Watch)

The Agaimbo swamp is located in one of the most remote regions of Papua New Guinea. It is infested by malaria–carrying mosquitoes and huge crocodiles.…

Five Facts – The Most Widely Used Gun in the World – The AK-47

What do you know about the most widely used gun in the world? In a tale of historic irony, the Russian soldier who invented the…

Awesome – Firing 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…

This Amazing Corsair Display Shows Why The Japanese Feared The “Whistling Death”

What was the role of the Corsair in World War 2? You are about to find out with this video. The Corsair was manufactured by…

This Plane Was Going At Mach 3+, The Amazing SR-71 Blackbird

Imagine a plane that could travel at three times the speed of sound. That’s 1,030 meters every second or 1.03 kilometers (.65 miles)! The United…