Jeroen Niels

Amsterdam. As I was born in Arnhem in 1984, my main interest is the famous battle which took place in September 1944. Through the years I provided various battlefield tours in this area, by different organizations like the Arnhem Tourist Office and the Airborne Museum â€˜Hartensteinâ€™. I work at the Airborne Museum for almost 4 years, in which I have the privilege of meeting many veterans of the Second World War. Besides this I follow a course on Cultural Heritage in Amsterdam for 3 years now. This study has learned me to look far more broader than only focussing on Arnhem â€˜44 in historical context. My main interest lies in the approach of battlefields as heritage sites and the role they play as being places of collective community history for a particular group or nation. War cemeteries plays an important role in this understanding. I hope that my contribution to The War Graves Photographic Project can be a part in completing this photographic database. So everybody has the opportunity to look at the headstone of their loved ones and to commemorate these brave men.

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