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September 21, 2014

Dramatic Footage of British Troops Preparing for Operation Market Garden

Filed under: Britain, History, Military, WW2 — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 11:00

Nearly ten minutes of both British and German footage of the launch of Operation Market — the airborne assault on the Netherlands by British and American troops in September, 1944 (Operation Garden was the corresponding ground attack by Montgomery’s troops to reach the landings by one British and two American airborne divisions.

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Paratroopers descend enmasse at the DZs near Arnhem, September 1944 Uploaded by: Mac Magreehan. (via Forces.TV)

Paratroopers descend enmasse at the DZs near Arnhem, September 1944 Uploaded by Mac Magreehan. (via Forces.TV)

More photos of the operation can be viewed at Forces.TV.

Related posts:

  1. Operation Husky, 1943
  2. Colour footage of the D-Day landings
  3. Remembering the heroism and sacrifice of the defenders at Kohima’s Garrison Hill
  4. The Prime Minister’s statement on the 72nd anniversary of Operation Jubilee
  5. Feeding Tommy Atkins – WW1 food for British troops in the trenches

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