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-10 Warthog Live Fire Training Video: Drops Bombs, Fires Massive Gatling Gun & Rockets

The A-10 Thunderbolt II was developed in the early 1970s, The A-10’s official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of World War II, a…

Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

LEGO WWII Display: Battle of Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, in an unprecedented and unprovoked act of aggression, the Empire of Japan launched a full-scale assault on American soil. Their target…

The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier – Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC

Many nations have special monuments to soldiers who fell in battle and whose bodies have never been recovered or identified. The United Kingdom has the…

Check Out This Video Breakdown of the Top 5 WWII Infantry Rifles

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

Life In A Destroyed City: Watch the Citizens Of Berlin in July 1945

On May 2, 1945, the City of Berlin fell to Red (Soviet) Army after 16 days of terrible battle. Adolf Hitler would not surrender, so…

WW2-Era T-34 Tank With German Markings Pulled From Bog After 60 years (Watch)

In World War II, a Russian-built T-34 tank was captured by the Germans, repainted and used as their own. It was either stuck in battle…

An 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…

Bren Gun vs MG 34 Spandau – Two Important Machine Guns of WW2 Examined

The light machine gun was an important weapon of World War II. Designed to support infantry, it could be carried and operated by a single…

The 8 Most Wanted Nazi Criminals Who Are Still At Large

Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…

Tanks vs Bridges – the Bridges Lost the Battle

Check out this collection of images of tanks that proved too heavy for the bridges they were driving on. All but one of these fascinating…

The AK-47 And The M-16 Show What They Can Do (Watch)

The AK-47 and the M16 were two important rifles of the period following the Second World War. The AK-47, often known as the Kalashnikov after…