71st anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, 2015

On this 71st anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem (17-26 September 1944), in which the 1st Airborne Division lost nearly three-quarters of its men, I have put up a new page on this web site featuring Peter Stainforth’s wartime drawings.

Peter Stainforth’s wartime drawings & paintings

Primosole Bridge, 1943
Sappers removing German demolition charges on the Primosole Bridge, Sicily, dawn 13 July 1943

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