Comments on: Jim Gavin: The General Who Jumped First http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Thu, 23 May 2013 22:48:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leland Ray http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-1077272 Leland Ray Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:58:05 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-1077272 My mom's older brother fought with the 82nd at Market Garden and at the Bulge, where he was KIA. Just wanted to say how much I appreciated this article about the man who led the way. My mom's older brother fought with the 82nd at Market Garden and at the Bulge, where he was KIA. Just wanted to say how much I appreciated this article about the man who led the way.

]]> By: Jim Gavin: The General Who Jumped First — War History Online http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-826985 Jim Gavin: The General Who Jumped First — War History Online Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:39:26 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-826985 [...] Point. His name will live on among those of the courageous warriors Gavin as a boy had so admired.Source and read more http://wrhstol.com/TXn9w7Share this:DiggStumbleUponPinterestTumblrEmailTags: 82nd Airborne Division [...] [...] Point. His name will live on among those of the courageous warriors Gavin as a boy had so admired.Source and read more http://wrhstol.com/TXn9w7Share this:DiggStumbleUponPinterestTumblrEmailTags: 82nd Airborne Division [...]

]]> By: Wilco Bemmel http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-793899 Wilco Bemmel Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:05:25 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-793899 The above theory is fine and 82nd DID capture the heights on D-Day, without opposition But, not pushing swiftly towards the Waal Bridge gave the Germans the oppurtunity to organise a proper defence, reinforcements kept coming in. Therefore it took three days (with the help of XXX Corps) to capture the Waal Bridge. Too late, as it turned out to be. Elimanating the key weapon of Airborne troops, surprise, had made the 82nd into just an infantry division. The above theory is fine and 82nd DID capture the heights on D-Day, without opposition But, not pushing swiftly towards the Waal Bridge gave the Germans the oppurtunity to organise a proper defence, reinforcements kept coming in. Therefore it took three days (with the help of XXX Corps) to capture the Waal Bridge. Too late, as it turned out to be. Elimanating the key weapon of Airborne troops, surprise, had made the 82nd into just an infantry division.

]]> By: D. Johnson http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-793797 D. Johnson Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:07:26 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-793797 Those critics of not seizing the Waal Bridge do not understand the terrain of the area. By controlling the heights you control the bridge, leaving the heights in German hands would make the capture of the bridge meaningless. Those critics of not seizing the Waal Bridge do not understand the terrain of the area. By controlling the heights you control the bridge, leaving the heights in German hands would make the capture of the bridge meaningless.

]]> By: R.Mason http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-787505 R.Mason Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:32:47 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-787505 Contemporary historians are now drawing attention to the failure of 82nd Airborne to capture the Waal Bridge quickly on the first day (before the Germans arrived in strength) due to their commander, General Gavin, giving priority to controlling the heights at Groesbeek. "The three day delay in the capture of the Waal Bridge in Nijmegen was unnecessary and seriously contributed to the failure of operation “Market Garden” - Phil Nordyke ""Lost at Nijmegen". Contemporary historians are now drawing attention to the failure of 82nd Airborne to capture the Waal Bridge quickly on the first day (before the Germans arrived in strength) due to their commander, General Gavin, giving priority to controlling the heights at Groesbeek. "The three day delay in the capture of the Waal Bridge in Nijmegen was unnecessary and seriously contributed to the failure of operation “Market Garden” – Phil Nordyke ""Lost at Nijmegen".

]]> By: Lewis Campbell http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-784813 Lewis Campbell Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:26:42 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-784813 I am proud to say that my Father, Guy Campbell, fought alongside these two great men, Arthur Dutch Shultz and General Gavin, as an 82nd Airborne PIR medic ... also, if anyone can confirm what Company my Father was assigned to, it would be greatly appreciated. May I also recommend Ms. Carol Shultz Vento's wonderful book, "The Hidden Legacy of Word War II: A Daughter's Journey of Discovery," to anyone interested in WWII, the 82nd Airborne, the soldiers, and their difficulties in the aftermath of the war, which affected thousands of of these great men and their families. I am proud to say that my Father, Guy Campbell, fought alongside these two great men, Arthur Dutch Shultz and General Gavin, as an 82nd Airborne PIR medic … also, if anyone can confirm what Company my Father was assigned to, it would be greatly appreciated.

May I also recommend Ms. Carol Shultz Vento's wonderful book, "The Hidden Legacy of Word War II: A Daughter's Journey of Discovery," to anyone interested in WWII, the 82nd Airborne, the soldiers, and their difficulties in the aftermath of the war, which affected thousands of of these great men and their families.

]]> By: Carol Schultz Vento,Ph.D,J.D. http://www.historynet.com/jim-gavin-the-general-who-jumped-first.htm#comment-687599 Carol Schultz Vento,Ph.D,J.D. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:34:17 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683572#comment-687599 My father, Arthur Dutch Schultz, 82nd Airborne, 505 PIR, felt that General Gavin was the perfect example of what a leader should be. On D-Day, after my dad had been lost, General Gavin found and gathered him and scores of other troopers from the 82nd and 101st and brought them to La Fiere. My father, Arthur Dutch Schultz, 82nd Airborne, 505 PIR, felt that General Gavin was the perfect example of what a leader should be. On D-Day, after my dad had been lost, General Gavin found and gathered him and scores of other troopers from the 82nd and 101st and brought them to La Fiere.

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