Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary
Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
The airdrop is one of several events organised to mark the anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious military offensive designed to speed up the invasion of Nazi Germany and shorten the war in Europe. Among those who parachuted into the Netherlands were 1,900 allied airborne soldiers from Britain's 4th Parachute Brigade.
Paratroopers land in Arnhem honoring Operation Market Garden
Hundreds of NATO paratroopers dropped near Arnhem in the Netherlands, commemorating 80 years since one of the most renowned World War II operations. The Allied bid to secure a Rhine crossing proved "A Bridge too Far.
Parachutists Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
About 11,500 Allied troops died in the nine days of Operation Market Garden, more than than during the D-Day landings in France.
US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden
Hundreds of American and allied military personnel recreated the paratrooper jumps and river crossings of the failed World War II operation.
Operation Market Garden commemorated with paratroopers in Ede, Dutch king to attend
Eighty years after the landing of the airborne troops in September 1944, which was part of the Allied liberation operation Market Garden, the events will be commemorated on the Ginkelse Heide near Ede.
Daring but unsuccessful: Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary
Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,
Hundreds of parachutists jump to mark WWII operation
Hundreds of parachutists on Saturday dropped down on a heath near the Dutch town of Ede, following in the footsteps of 2,000 Allied soldiers 80 years ago. Involving British, Polish and American soldiers,
5 Films and TV Shows About Operation Market Garden, Recommended by a War Historian
Here are five films and TV shows that explore the origins, impact and aftermath of the allies’ September 1944 strategic gamble.
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II’s most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden - Operation Market Garden aimed to push through the Netherlands and into Germany just a few months after the D-Day landings.
Princess Anne lays wreath at Battle of Arnhem commemoration
The Princess Royal has laid a wreath and spoken with veterans at a service commemorating the soldiers who died during the ...
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101st Airborne troops land in the Netherlands in tribute to Allied operation 80 years ago
Operation Market Garden, which spanned nine days ... the Allies failed to secure the final bridge at Arnhem and were forced to retreat. An estimated 17,000 Allied troops were killed, wounded ...
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Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
Two British soldiers killed in Operation Market Garden were laid to rest earlier ... who landed with his troops in a village northwest of Arnhem, was killed when an enemy shell exploded near ...
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Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
The airdrop is one of several events organised to mark the anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious ... failure to secure a final bridge at Arnhem was the result of stronger-than ...
Solemn Ceremony Marks End Of Failed WWII Parachute Drop Commemorations
Britain's Princess Anne and hundreds of children laid flowers Sunday in memory of those who died 80 years ago during one of ...