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Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory forming a bridgehead over the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine River), creating an Allied invasion route into northern ...
As their armies pursued the retreating Germans across France during World War II, from September 17 to 27, 1944, in what became known as Operation Market Garden, Allied commanders debated alternative strategies on how to advance into Germany.
In September 1944, the Allies launched a daring airborne operation to cross the Rhine and advance into northern Germany. Market Garden remains one of the Second World War’s most famous battles.
Jul 15, 2019 · The unexpected presence of large numbers of elite Waffen-SS soldiers – like these captives – may have been decisive in preventing the success of Operation Market Garden.
Apr 25, 2019 · Operation Market-Garden was an airborne operation conducted September 17-25, 1944, during World War II in an attempt to capture bridges over the Rhine.
Jun 12, 2006 · The 73-day battle of ‘Hell’s Highway was perhaps the most savagely fought single action in the history of the U.S. Army’s 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions — and the least publicized. It is the story of a road, its bridges, and the men who fought and died to keep it open.
Operation Market Garden is one of the most controversial episodes of the Second World War, featuring daring assaults, strategic blunders and heroic defences. A battle which would come so close to success, before falling at the final hurdle.
Feb 17, 2011 · Mark Fielder discovers how Operation Market Garden could have shortened World War Two by six months, and how the plan failed at the last moment.
The operation was an airborne attack deep in the enemy's rear areas to be launched in mid-September 1944 in conjunction with a ground attack by the British Second Army. The two...
Operation Market-Garden was a complete failure. After the Germans stopped the Allied offensive at Arnhem, the Allies retreated back to Nijmegen to establish a defensive position. The highly specialized shock troops of the American 82nd and 101st airborne divisions remained under British operational control until November 1944, misspent as ...
