This is a German metal sign recovered from the Deelen Airbase, located 5 km north of Arnhem in the Netherlands. The base was used by the Luftwaffe as a night fighter station until it suffered heavy bombing in 1944. The sign is in stable condition, with the remaining paint intact and not flaking.
After the Netherlands surrendered to Germany in World War II, the Luftwaffe took over the airfield, significantly expanding and upgrading it. Aircraft operated from the base included the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Messerschmitt Bf 110, and Junkers Ju 88, and anti-aircraft guns were installed. A railway from the nearby town of Wolfheze was built initially to transport materials for a Luftwaffe command bunker and later to supply the base with munitions. The airfield served as headquarters for 1. Jagd Division from May 1942, later redesignated 3. Jagd Division.
In 1944, Allied bombing heavily damaged the airfield in preparation for the Battle of Arnhem. Flying operations were suspended, and the base was reduced to an auxiliary airfield and converted into a depot for V-1 flying bombs.
This item comes with a laminated information card
This is a German metal sign recovered from the Deelen Airbase, located 5 km north of Arnhem in the Netherlands. The base was used by the Luftwaffe as a night fighter station until it suffered heavy bombing in 1944. The sign is in stable condition, with the remaining paint intact and not flaking.
After the Netherlands surrendered to Germany in World War II, the Luftwaffe took over the airfield, significantly expanding and upgrading it. Aircraft operated from the base included the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Messerschmitt Bf 110, and Junkers Ju 88, and anti-aircraft guns were installed. A railway from the nearby town of Wolfheze was built initially to transport materials for a Luftwaffe command bunker and later to supply the base with munitions. The airfield served as headquarters for 1. Jagd Division from May 1942, later redesignated 3. Jagd Division.
In 1944, Allied bombing heavily damaged the airfield in preparation for the Battle of Arnhem. Flying operations were suspended, and the base was reduced to an auxiliary airfield and converted into a depot for V-1 flying bombs.
This item comes with a laminated information card
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