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Background. Battle. Casualties. Honours. Aftermath. Commemoration. In film and video games. References. Further reading. External links. 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.
May 2, 2024 · Operation Market Garden, Allied pursuit of Nazi Germany’s forces across France, and strategic airborne attempt to advance into Germany during World War II, from September 17 to 27, 1944.
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Jul 15, 2019 · July 15, 2019. 9 mins read. Andrew Mulholland brings the long-running debate about Arnhem up to date. Operation Market Garden parachute drop, September 1944. Seventy-five years after the event, Market Garden continues to grip historians and readers alike.
If Operation Market Garden had succeeded, World War II might well have ended in Europe before Christmas of 1944, with the Western Allies marching triumphantly into Berlin.
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.
The commander was General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in the invasion of Europe during World War II. 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.
