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Operation Market Garden. 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 ...
- 17-25 September 1944
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Map of the south-east Netherlands, 1944 Then the British 30 Corps could advance over the bridges and cross the Rhine and its tributaries. The bridges were at Eindhoven, around 20 kilometres (13 miles) from the start line, Nijmegen, 85 kilometres (53 miles), and Arnhem, 100 kilometres (62 miles) away, as well as two smaller bridges at Veghel and Grave that lay between Eindhoven and Nijmegen.
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This tour begins at 09:00h at the Eindhoven railway station and we will visit the following locations: 101st Airborne sector: 1. Son Drop & Landing Zones 2. Son bridge 3. Heeswijk Castle 82nd Airborne sector: 1. Grave bridge 2. Jonkerbos CWGC Cemetery 3. Waal crossing 4. Nijmegen bridge 1st Airborne sector: 1. Arnhem bridge This tour takes around 8...
We have a flat fee price for our tours: 1. Price for a full day private tour for 1 to 4 persons including transportation is €479.99. 2. For 5-8 persons I have to charge €649.99 to cover the rent of a large minivan. 3. Lunch is not included in the price. 4. For a group of more than 4 persons please visit my Groups page
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The Battle of Arnhem was a major battle of the Second World War at the vanguard of the Allied Operation Market Garden. It was fought in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Wolfheze, Driel, and the surrounding countryside from 17–26 September 1944. The Allies were poised to enter the Netherlands after sweeping through France and ...
EINDHOVENOperation M Allied Units Involved arke. G ardenM arket -G arden was truly a daring proposition, with success hinging on three critical as. umptions. First, the 21 Army G. oup Corpsplanners believed that the German defenses in the Eindhoven-Arnhem corridor were held by disorganized formations of “low category” soldiers who would ...
This photograph shows British paratroopers of the Pioneer Assault Platoon of 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Airborne Division, on their way to Arnhem in a USAAF C-47 aircraft on 17 September 1944. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. The US 101st Division was ordered to capture Eindhoven, and ...
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