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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 with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine River), creating an Allied invasion route into northern Germany ...
The Battle of Arnhem was fought during the Second World War, as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden. It took place around the Dutch city of Arnhem and vicinity from 17 to 26 September 1944. The Allies had swept through France and Belgium in August 1944, after the Battle of Normandy.
Starting on September 17th 1944 and ending in the morning of September 26th. Operation Market Garden failed due to a combination of factors: a lack of airlift to transport the British 1st Airborne Division and the Polish Brigade on the first day, 1 AAF's choice of poorly chosen drop and landing zones around Arnhem that were too far from the ...
Operation Market Garden aimed to push through the Netherlands and into Germany just a few months after the D-Day landings. ... “The friendships made during those difficult days of September 1944 ...
On Sept. 17, 1944, Operation Market Garden began, a military undertaking that consisted of two main parts. ... September 1944. In the second part, the British Second Army was to cross bridges over ...
The Battle of Arnhem between German and Allied forces occurred between 17 and 26 September 1944 and ended in a debacle for the Allies. The city's bridge, the capture of which was crucial for the full accomplishment of Operation Market Garden, infamously proved to be 'a bridge too far', dragging the war on for another 8 months (5 months longer than the Allied command had envisioned).
The Battle of Nijmegen, also known as the Liberation of Nijmegen, occurred from 17 to 20 September 1944, as part of Operation Market Garden during World War II.. The Allies' primary goal was to capture the two bridges over the Waal River at Nijmegen – the road route over the Waalbrug (Waal Bridge) and Nijmegen railway bridge – and relieve the British 1st Airborne Division and Polish 1st ...
Men of the 508th PIR during Operation Market Garden, 17 September 1944. After their success in Normandy, the 508th PIR returned to its billet at Wollaton Park and prepared for its part in Operation Market Garden, jumping on 17 September 1944. The regiment established and maintained a defensive position over 12,000 yards (11,000 m) in length ...