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:

Amazing Footage of The Heavy German Tiger Tank – Feared On The Battlefields of WW2

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

An Amazing/Crazy Pilot: US Hercules Plane Lands On & Takes Off From An Aircraft Carrier

Aircraft carriers are enormously important. They serve as mobile bases for warplanes at sea. They have flight decks for planes to take off and land.…

A TV interview with SS Officer Heinz Linge, the last person to see Adolf Hilter alive & the one who burned his body

At the beginning of 1945, it was clear to the military and most Nazi leaders that Germany would be defeated. In January the Allies, having…

A U.S. General’s Secret Mission To Occupied Rome To Discuss The Italian Surrender

General Tylor’s diplomatic and language skills resulted in his secret mission to Rome to coordinate an 82nd Airborne para drop with Italian forces. General Dwight…

These Four Massive Nazi-Built Bunkers Near Calais Are Both Frightening and Stunning

The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defence and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental…

The Lockheed U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird – Top Secret Spy Planes

The Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ are two planes about which there is not a lot known. Here we will learn some facts about them.…

The Only Operational Super Heavy Tank Of World War Two

No, it’s not the Maus, the massive German Tank which was a lot heavier and slightly bigger but that never went beyond the prototype state…

British Freak Submarines – The Disastrous M-Class

During the last months of the first world war, the Royal Navy built the M-Class submarines. These submarines were diesel-electric and had a feature that…

Myth Or Real: Germany Built Wooden Airfields to Fool the Allies, So They Bombed It With Wooden Bombs

This story has been told in many ways, where locations of where the airfield was and how it was bombed being different but the gist…

When An Israeli Air Force F-15 Landed Safely With Only One Wing

In 1983, on the 1st May, in the middle of an air combat session by the Israeli Air Force taking place in the Negev, an…

The Fearless Young Soviet Women Who Played A Huge Part In World War II

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…

The Gigantic Floating Dry Docks That Could Repair Battleships And Carriers Thousands Of Miles From Home

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…