Purpose: Commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden, September 1944), particularly the Allied (especially British and Polish) paratroopers who fought and fell there.
When: Annually on the first Saturday of September in and around Oosterbeek (near Arnhem).
Started: 1947.
Characteristics: Thousands of participants (often in uniform or historical clothing) walk routes of 10, 15, 25, or 40 km.
The tour passes by historical sites, including the Airborne Cemetery.
Nature: It is not a competition, but a tribute and commemoration.
Many participants walk in memory of the more than 1,700 fallen soldiers buried there.
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