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:

Nicolas Cage Fights Submarines And Sharks In ‘USS Indianapolis’

The famed movie ‘USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage’ is centered upon the USS Indianapolis Navy ship and is set in July, 1945. The movie was…

Everything You Need To Know About The Massive Soviet ISU-152

During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…

Powerful Pieces of Kit – Testing Out German WW2 Machine Guns On The Firing Range (Watch)

These two machine guns, the MG-34 and the MG-42, were the primary arms given to the German infantry and their vehicles throughout World War 2.…

Awesome – The Best Tank Of WWII: The Panther (Watch)

The Panther tank wasn’t a heavily-armored tank or massively armed like other tanks out there (such as the Tiger), but it was considered superior as…

Incredible – He Saved 669 Children During The Holocaust; He Doesn’t Know They’re Sitting Next To Him

Hundreds of people who were rescued as children by a man described as “Britain’s Oskar Schindler” gathered together to attend a special service in honor…

Shave Like a Man – Funny Commercial Uses WW2 To Poke Fun At Modern Social Media Users

In 2013, a shaving brand that was born in 1919 joined the parade of products trying to define what it means to be a real man…

Flying the Me 262 – Amazing Footage Of A Flyable Nazi Jet Fighter

There are very few aircraft in the history of aviation as unique and innovative as the Messerschmitt Me 262. This was created out of desperation.…

Could Even Be Better Than The Mustang – These Soviet Yak 3 Fighters Owned The Sky (Watch)

The Soviet Yak fighter (Yakovlev Yak-3) was a Soviet dogfighter that was used in World War 2. This was a robust craft, and its maintenance…

Awesome Footage – Leopard 2 Tank vs Anti-Tank Ditch

This video footage demonstrates two different methods that a Leopard 2 Tank utilizes to pass a ditch that’s designed to stop it. The Leopard 2…

5 Most Incredible Coincidences of World War II (Watch)

5 Incredible Coincidences Presenting the top 5 most incredible WWII coincidences: Tamerlane, the epic Mongol warlord, whose tomb was uncovered the day of the Nazi…

Fantastic Stuff – Listen To Audie Murphy Talk About His WWII Experiences

One of the most highly decorated American soldiers of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925.  His life story…

A C-5 Galaxy Air Launches An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Watch)

The ICBM, or Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, is a nuclear weapon designed to destroy entire cities. Fortunately, they have never before been used in war. They…