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 ...

Dec 11, 2024 · Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation carried out from September 17 to 27, 1944, during World War II. It involved U.S., British, and Polish airborne and armored forces that sought to capture key bridges in the Netherlands behind German lines.

Sep 17, 2019 · 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.

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.

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.

When enacted, Operation Market Garden would become the single most largest airborne operation in the history of war, encompassing some 34,600 men, 1,700 vehicles and about 260 artillery pieces dropped from the skies by glider or parachute.

Although Operation Market Garden ultimately failed to achieve its objectives, the determination and courage shown by the airborne troops, and the units that assisted them, made it one of World War II’s most famous battles.

Aug 21, 2007 · On September 17, 1944, the First Allied Airborne Army launched Operation Market-Garden, an airborne assault deep into Holland. This mission was later immortalized in the book and movie A...

Operation Market Garden was the largest airborne landing in military history and is regarded as one of the most controversial episodes of the Second World War. In the summer of 1944, the western Allies, having broken out from Normandy, Allied Supreme Commander General Eisenhower wanted to advance on Germany on a broad front.

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 ...