Photos made by Joe Somers.

Operation Varsity
Then and 60 years later
24th March 2005

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US paras of the 3th Battalion 513th Reg. close to Mehrhooger Straße and West Straße.

In the fog some farmer houses at the Bislicher Straße
This must be the same spot.

To the left and right is Mehrhooger Straße.
In front is West Straße.
A view at one of the landing zones.

At the back ground the village of Hamminkeln.

Some where in the middle the Diersforter Straße

This is on the main road B473 to Hamminkeln.

The Diersforter Straße, in the middle of the landing zone, is to the left.

On the back ground you see one of the two churches of Hamminkeln
In the church of Hamminkeln Flory lighted some candles.

In the church we met a very kind gentleman.

He was going to ask the church pastor to remember all veterans in his next prayers on coming thursday the 24th 2005. The thursday just before Eastern.

This is the prostestant church of Hamminkeln.

It was closed the day we were there.

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