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Off The Beaten Path: Castle during the war
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  • German soldiers at the north wing of the castle after the landing of the British paratroopers on the Doorwerther moor during the battle at Arnhem in 1944. On the roof you can see a British supply parachute.
    You can see this picture together with a lot more picture of the castle during the Second World War in one of the rooms of the castle.
    (picture Apfel-HH, ca.23-25 September, 1944)


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    Off The Beaten Path: The castle after the war
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  • This is what is left of the castle after the Battle of Arnhem in World War II. De occupation of the enemy made this castle a target for the Allied troops. The south wing was blown away by the Germans. (picture D.Renes, 23 March 1946).

    It is amazing to see how this castle has been rebuilt after the war. When I look at the castle as it is now, it is just unbelievable that it has been so severely damaged during the war.


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    Comments for sim1 about Kasteel Doorwerth
    Trekki Sun Oct 29, 2006 09:25 UTC
     Oh yes, it would have been so much left without all these stupid wars ! But it looks nice, still, even if the intererior seems disappointing. Morning smiles from a ghost :-)
    iandsmith Wed Feb 8, 2006 08:26 UTC
     Informative stuff as usual. Liked the WWII story. I've noticed that the Germans don't mind rebuilding castles etc..
    olja1234 Sat Apr 9, 2005 21:04 UTC
     Interesting and informative page about Kasteel Doorwerth. Greets.
    Bwana_Brown Wed Sep 1, 2004 09:41 UTC
     A very interesting page on this amazing looking building! Even more so at seeing the photos of the damage it suffered in WW2 !
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