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Operation Market Garden: History’s Greatest Airborne AssaultWorld War II | 8 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post
General Brereton said of the operation: The 82nd and 101st divisions…accomplished every one of their objectives….In the years to come everyone will remember Arnhem, but no one will remember that two American divisions fought their hearts out in the Dutch canal country and whipped hell out of the Germans. Subscribe Today
As my company rode through Veghel, Uden, and Eindhoven, the Dutch recognized the 101st Screaming Eagle shoulder patches on our uniforms. They also recognized the All American shoulder patch of the 82nd. They stopped repairing their damaged buildings and shouted September 17. The Dutch had not forgotten that the American and British airborne divisions were the first to free them. This article was written by Retired Colonel William Wilson and originally appeared in the September 1994 issue of World War II. For further reading, see: A Bridge Too Far, by Cornelius Ryan; and The Epic of the 101st Airborne, by David J. Phillips. For more great articles subscribe to World War II magazine today! Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
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8 Comments to “Operation Market Garden: History’s Greatest Airborne Assault”
Wow….my grandfather was involved in this. He was a British paratrooper who was taken POW by the Germans. He told us many stories of this, it’s
just so unbelievable that he survived this to tell us about it.
By Deb on Nov 11, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I`m amazed that there is no mention at all about severe lack of good intelligence over German SS elite divisions on the area. Even though some reconossaince planes from RAF gave some photos that showed the presence of strong enemy tanks divisions on the area. To me, it was another big mistake from British commanders who decided to go along anyway, regardless any cost. It’s remarkable the hard task that U.S. paratroopers accomplished, and the gallantry, bravery shown by brits soldiers. But, as I said before, a big failure to blame on a commander who was worried only on obtaining another star.
By Raul Avellaneda on Feb 26, 2009 at 6:29 pm
ok, so i dont get a word this is saying. it doesnt make any sense wht so ever. i think you should have some more information, maybe in some easier language so that i can understand it to my needs =]
this is really diffiicult to understand..but then again this is just my opinoin. if u could e-mail me any info on this topic.. PLEASE do! cuz it is really hard to find anything on this topic
thanks
-caden
By caden on Mar 18, 2009 at 2:59 pm
GET YOUR INFO STRAIGHT… PEOPLE NEED THE WHOLE STORY AND IF YOU ASK ME, THIS SITE WAS AS INACCURATE AS WIKKIPEDIA
By JAYMES SEIVERS on Mar 31, 2009 at 6:13 pm
As a military feature writer and broadcaster for over 30 years in the U.S. Army, I found this article to be first rate, informative, and quite easy to understand. Operation Market Garden is often overlooked unlike D-Day and Battle of the Bulge. Colonel Wilson provides an excellent account of what happened, when, why, where, etc. I enjoyed this material very much.
By Col. Renita Foster Menyhert on Apr 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm
To Jaymes: how can you claim that the info is inaccurate? The author participated in the operation!
By Zack on Jun 16, 2009 at 12:08 am
But the airborne troops participated in the garden phase am i correct? Or did the turn around and try to get back to France why the Brits did the Garden? Even though we lost this operation it still weakened the Nazis quite a bit for the Soviets to push in at the capture of Berlin? I am asking this not stating. Someone please inform me.
By billythekid727 on Sep 13, 2009 at 10:53 pm