1.0Stichting Airborne Herdenkingenhttps://www.airborne-herdenkingen.nl/en/airborne20_19https://www.airborne-herdenkingen.nl/en/author/airborne20_19/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2tzdG3SlUS"><a href="https://www.airborne-herdenkingen.nl/en/renkum-heath-memorial/">Renkum Heath Memorial</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.airborne-herdenkingen.nl/en/renkum-heath-memorial/embed/#?secret=2tzdG3SlUS" width="600" height="338" title="“Renkum Heath Memorial” — Stichting Airborne Herdenkingen" data-secret="2tzdG3SlUS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.airborne-herdenkingen.nl/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.airborne-herdenkingen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kranslegging-Renkumse-Heide-2.jpg1200802On September 17 and 18, 1944, paratroopers and gliders of the British 1st Airborne Division landed in the fields around this point. From here began their attempt to capture the Rhine bridges as part of Operation Market Garden.  This is the (translated) text on the memorial pilar that has been standing since 2018 on the ... Read more