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:

Revisiting the WW2 Battle For Arnhem: The Epic Movie Theirs is the Glory (Watch)

Theirs Is the Glory is a British war film, made in 1946, that covers the Battle of Arnhem and the involvement of the British 1st…

Watch The Trailer for Mel Gibson’s World War II Epic ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

Hacksaw Ridge is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield, who, during one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, saved 75…

D-Day: This Drone Footage Follows The Route Of The Gliders That Landed 50 Yards From Pegasus Bridge!

On the night prior to D-Day, as part of the invasion of Normandy by the Allied Division, 181 men from the Glider Infantry (British 6th…

Next Stop: Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach – Amazing Color Pictures of the 2nd Rangers embarking in Weymouth

Almost Seventy-two years on, we look back at the time thousands of US Rangers were loaded up and shipped out from Weymouth, destination: Pointe Du…

WWII Eastern Front Relic Hunting At The Former Kustrin Bridgehead (Video)

In this video, we follow Polish excavators who search for second world war relics that have been hidden for over 70  years. They are searching…

Top 10 Military Vehicles From The US and the UK that Won WWII

Besides the men that put their lives on the line, it were the military vehicles that supported them and made their effort a possibility. For…

5 Things To Know About The Rifle That Won The Second World War: M1 Garand!

The famous United States General George S. Patton called the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle ‘the greatest battle implement ever devised’. He attributed the Allied victory…

Brecourt Manor – The Famous Band of Brothers Battle – From the Air

The famous attack on the German Artillery Guns at the Brécourt Manor by Easy Company was immortalized in the series Band of Brothers. Now, see the whole location…

Ghosts of Time: 10 Incredible Pictures of Normandy 1944 – Then and Now Combined!

Haunting images take you back to Normandy 1944, combining historical photographs with their modern-day settings. You can follow Adam Surrey’s work on Facebook: Ghosts of Time…

Band of Brothers Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron Sing A WWII Foxhole Song (Watch)

Two of the real life Band of Brothers, best friends Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron, sing “Mares Eat Oats.” William J. Guarnere (April 28th…

Fascinating “Then And Now” Video Of Munich, WW2 to Present Day

Then and now photos or videos, an amazing way of morphing the past into the present and seeing exactly what happened on a location earlier…

Haunting Footage From The Battle Of The Somme

The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, and indeed of all time. It was the biggest battle…