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:

Welcome to America’s Massive Military Machinery Graveyard

Situated between the mountains on the border of Nevada and California, is a 36,000-acre area of land where the American military dispatches its equipment and…

Shooting the German MP40 submachine gun

The MP40 submachine gun was made to use with the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. This submachine gun was developed in Germany by the Nazis and the…

How to Lose the War in 100 Days – Give The Eastern Front to Himmler

The headline may come to a surprise to many. Wasn’t Heinrich Himmler the person behind the SS and the Holocaust? Surely he wasn’t in command…

Veteran Flies Spitfire For First Time Since WWII, Makes Victory Roll!

In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…

Nicolas Cage Fights Submarines & Sharks in ‘USS Indianapolis’ First Trailer

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…

The German Infantry Squad in Action – A Demonstration of Minor Field Tactics

The U.S. Army translated the German field manual and made this training film in 1944 to teach their soldiers how to fight the Germans as…

The Making of HBO Miniseries “The Pacific”

The Pacific is a TV offering produced by HBO, which launched on March 14th, 2010 in the United States. This TV series was designed to…

They Flew A Drone Over The D-Day Beaches, The Result Brings a Whole New View to The Battlefields

On D-Day – June 6th 1944 – thousands of Allied soldiers disembarked on five beaches; Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha and Utah. It was the beginning of the end…

Landing the F/A-18 Hornet On The Road – The Finns Know What They Are Doing

The Finnish Air Force trains its pilots to land on the road in case of a war in which the airbases are taken out. Not…

All 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…

Funny WWII Commercial: Shave Like a Man!

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…

Even Better Than The Mustang – These Soviet Yak 3 Fighters Owned The Sky

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…