Dorpstraat photographed by Poles during a visit to Driel in 1945. The damage to the houses can be seen on the picture. Because of the war damage, many of the houses were broken down.

A Polish paratrooper in position with a PIAT (a portable anti-tank weapon). Location of photo unknown.

A Polish paratrooper in position with a stengun 9mm pistol machine gun (location of photo unknown).

Aerial photo from 1944 showing the walking route (1) and the T-junction Dorpstraat - Honingveldsestraat (2).

The Polish soldier Bier found his first resting place in a field grave on the Dorpstraat. He is possibly the radio operator who was helped by Henk te Dorsthorst, a resident of Driel at the time.

<p>At the other end of Dorpstraat, some 800 meters to the south, the Polish soldiers had laid anti-tank mines at the T-junction on the Dorpstraat and the Honingveldsestraat. These positions around the Honingveldsestraat were attacked by German troops on September the 23<sup>rd</sup>. The Polish soldiers retreated to the Dorpstraat. While doing so, a radio operator got his antenna caught in the bushes and fell behind. Henk te Dorsthorst, inhabitant of Driel at the time, helped him to break free.</p>

Gevechten rond de Dorpstraat aan de zuidkant van Driel

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