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Near to Grave lies a bridge, now called [[John S. Thompsonbrug]], built in 1929. It is the northern connection to [[Gelderland]], spanning the river [[Meuse|Maas]]. The bridge was one of the key strategic points in [[Operation Market Garden]]; the city was liberated at 17 September 1944, but suffered very little damage. The bridge was named in 2004 after Lieutenant [[Jocko Thompson|John S. Thompson]] who commanded the platoon of the [[82nd Airborne Division]] that captured the bridge.