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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 Allies' failure to secure a bridge over the Lower Rhine spelled the end of Market Garden. While all other objectives had been achieved, the failure to secure the Arnhem road bridge over the Rhine meant that the operation failed in its ultimate objective. [ 173 ]
Organization of I Airborne Corps during Operation Market Garden. 1st Airborne Division, Major-General Roy Urquhart. 1st Parachute Brigade, Brigadier Gerald Lathbury. 1st Parachute Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel David T. Dobie; 2nd Parachute Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel John Frost; 3rd Parachute Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel John A.C. Fitch
Pages in category "Operation Market Garden" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... A Bridge Too Far (film) C. David Clark (cricketer)
The city of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is partially in ruins following the Operation Market Garden battle to capture its bridge over the River Waal, seen in the distance, September 1944
In September 1944, it formed the Garden (cross land) contingent of Operation Market Garden; due to the failure of the Market (airborne) contingent to seize the bridge at Nijmegen, XXX Corps arrived too late at the subsequent (25 km (16 mi)) – and ultimate – Arnhem bridge, effectively resulting in the loss of the British 1st Airborne ...
Joe's Bridge is the nickname given to Bridge No.9 on the Bocholt-Herentals Canal outside the town of Neerpelt, in the Belgian city of Lommel just south of the Belgian-Dutch border. [1] The bridge was captured by British troops in September 1944, becoming the springboard for the ground offensive of Operation Market-Garden. [citation needed]
Market Garden consisted of two components, 'Market' - the airborne assault to seize key bridges which was to be carried out by First Allied Airborne Army, and 'Garden', the ground attack - primarily XXX Corps of the British Second Army - which would relieve the airborne units in turn and establish the corridor.