Scene 3sergeant West gets wounded

9 September 19th 1944 0Stationsweg Oosterbeek

OVery SOOn the men get intO heaVy fighting. WeSt getS SeriOuSly WOunded in the fight

3 Go to the hall “Strategy and Logistics” on the second floor

3 Go to the hall “Strategy and Logistics” on the second floor

This is half of an armband. An armband that tells a story. A story about two young men during the Battle of Arnhem. You can find different sources in the museum that will tell you more about this story. There are photos, the story of eyewitnesses, maps and objects. What do we know about the Friendship armband? How reliable are the sources and what can they tell us?

Scene 1The pilots get

airborne9 September 17th 1944 0

the friendS P.J. allen and richard William WeSt get airbOrne.

On bOard iS the 1St airlandingS brigade. their ObJectiVe iS tO cOnquer the

rhine bridge at arnhem.

of your own free will

not even for your own country

there you go West

9the friendship armband0

Look at the wall directly on your left with photos and quotes from soldier Sidney Elliot on the top. How are the allies welcomed by the civilians?

Sergeant allen gets the armband

Assignments Scene 2

Take a look at the pictures in the Hall.How were gliders able to fly all the way from Great Britain to the Netherlands?

What was transported with the gliders?

Take a look at the map ’The Battle of Arnhem’ in the Hall.Are you capable of tracing the 1st Airlanding Brigade? Where and when did this brigade land?

Read the quotes on the grey bar. According to you, what were the soldiers thinking about as they were leaving Great Britain?

3 Go to the hall “Strategy and Logistics” on the second floor

Assignments Scene 1

the pilots get airborne

3 Visit the different areas in the museum, answer the assignment questions and finish with the airborne experience.

Research of the sourcesWhat are the sources you have seen? Circle the sources that, according to you, are proof that this scene took place:

According to us this scene has happened in reality/ has partly happened in reality/ has not happened in reality, because:

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West gets woundedAssignments Scene 3

Describe by using the pictures and the quotes the fighting that took place this.

Listen to one interview with the German veterans and one interview with the Allies. Which differences and/or similarities can you find in their interview?

Scene 2Sergeant

allen gets the armband

9 september 18th 1944 0on the road to arnhem‘the ciVilianS are ecStatic When they

greet the men. they cOnSider them tO be their liberatOrS’

here this is for you. for when we are liberated. this will not

take much longer will it?? thank you

William!!! Will?

ahhhh!!

assignments in the cinema hall 3 Go to the cinema hall on the second floor

The two young glider pilots, Richard William West and P.J. Allen, took part in a military operation called “Mar-ket Garden”. Get to know more about this operation. Watch the movie in the Cinema Hall and answer the following questions.

Of which parts does the Operation Market Garden consist?

How did the civilians greet the Airborne troops?

In the execution of the operation a lot went wrong. Please give examples:

What was the function of the building “Hartenstein” in this period?

When did the Allied forces retreat?

Operation Market Garden failed. What were the consequences of the failure?

Go to the panel “Fighting in Oosterbeek’ opposite of the video screen.Where were the first-aid posts situated?

3 At the end of the corridor on the second floor you can find the panel “Evacuating the Perimeter’

3Go to the ‘Hall of Fame’ on the first floor

3 go to the experience in the basement of the museum

3Go to the next hall: ‘Civilians during the Battle’

Take a look at the display. In what way were the items used by the military during the evacuation?

When did the evacuation take place?

How many men were able to evacuate?

Sergeant allen retreats over the rhine

Assignments Scene 5

Take a look at the display with the doctor’s coat.What information can you find about the armband that is shown here? Write down the information and make a drawing.

3 Go to the second floor

Assignments Scene 4

Sergeant West stays behind

West diesAssignments Scene 6

In the Experience you follow the footsteps of the British soldiers.Do you recognize the scenes from the story of Sergeant Allen and West? Where did these scenes take place? Write down the numbers of the scenes in the right boxes.

Take a look at the picture ‘Survivors after the escape over the Rhine’. Which types of emotion you can see on the men’s faces?

Scene 6Sergeant West dies

9 October 6th 1944 0 in a barrack in apeldoorn

He is buried at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek

Scene 5Sergeant allen retreats over

the rhine 9 September 25t/26th 1944 0

rhine rivernear Oosterbeek

i can see the rhine already!

keep following the white ribbon

Scene 4 Sergeant West

stays behind 9 September 19th 1944 0

at hotel Schoonoordhey buddy, from here we have to go

different ways. i will cut this armband in two. this half is for you and i’ll keep this one. and one day,

when this insane war is finally over, this will be the band that unites us

Listen to a story of a civilian of your own choice. Richard William West died during the Battle of Arnhem. After listening to one of the civilian’s stories, what happened to them?

In the Hall of Fame, on the lectern, you find the ‘Roll of Honour’. In this book are all the names of the men who fell during the Battle of Arnhem. Check the ‘Roll of Hon-our’ under the name of Richard William West. What information can you find about him?

Study the armband of our story in the Hall of Fame. What differences or similarities do you see? What makes this armband special? What do you think has happened to the other half?

Research of the sourcesWhat are the sources you have seen? Circle the sources that, according to you, are proof that this scene took place:

According to us this scene has happened in reality/ has partly happened in reality/ has not happened in reality, because:

Research of the sourcesWhat are the sources you have seen? Circle the sources that, according to you, are proof that this scene took place:

According to us this scene has happened in reality/ has partly happened in reality/ has not happened in reality, because:

Research of the sourcesWhat are the sources you have seen? Circle the sources that, according to you, are proof that this scene took place:

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