Episode 7: Escape from Arnhem

Episode 7 March 10, 2023 00:47:40
Episode 7: Escape from Arnhem
Dutch - The Podcast
Episode 7: Escape from Arnhem

Mar 10 2023 | 00:47:40

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Show Notes

While during Operation Market Garden the battle for the Rhine Bridge raged, Arnhem’s citizens sought refuge from the carnage where they could. We talk to Jenny van Dinter, who sheltered in her basement, mere minutes away from the river crossing that turned out to be a ‘Bridge too Far’.

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