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US paratroopers being very well received by Dutch civilians in Operation Market Garden (1944) Operation Market Garden, 82nd Airborne Division, Military Photos, Military Art, Military History, Band Of Brothers, Total War, Paratrooper, D Day

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US paratroopers being very well received by Dutch civilians in Operation Market Garden (1944)

Operation Market Garden: Group Captain John Killick (far right) with his paratroopers and a German prisoner outside Arnhem in the Netherlands, Sept 18, 1944. Note the two paratroopers with fixed bayonets on their Sten guns (one next to Killick, the other behind the German prisoner). The Sten with bayonet was a relatively rare example of one of the most famous SMGs of WW2. British Armed Forces, British Soldier, British Army, Commonwealth, Malayan Emergency, Parachute Regiment

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Operation Market Garden: Group Captain John Killick (far right) with his paratroopers and a German prisoner outside Arnhem in the Netherlands, Sept 18, 1944. Note the two paratroopers with fixed bayonets on their Sten guns (one next to Killick, the other behind the German prisoner). The Sten with bayonet was a relatively rare example of one of the most famous SMGs of WW2.

During the fight for Onderlangs, this British Para's smock caught the fence when he was hit and he died in this position. Operation Market Garden, Arnhem, September 19, 1944. Brave man...... World History, World War Ii, Photo Choc, War Photography, Vietnam War

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During the fight for Onderlangs, this British Para's smock caught the fence when he was hit and he died in this position. Operation Market Garden, Arnhem, September 19, 1944. Brave man......

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A Bridge Too Far - Kate ter Horst and Liv Ullman Military Operations, World War Two, Netherlands, Holland, Germany, Army, Medical

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A Bridge Too Far - Elliot Gould. Bridge Pattern, Bridges

A Bridge Too Far - Elliot Gould.

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Richard Attenborough

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A bridge too far ... Arnhem, The Netherlands, Operation Market Garden, Sept. 1944 WWII. History Online, Historia Universal, Second World, Europe

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A bridge too far ... Arnhem, The Netherlands, Operation Market Garden, Sept. 1944 WWII.

As a part of Operation Market-Garden, British armor approach Nijmegen’s bridge in Holland. Taken from the Germans by the US 82nd Airborne Division after an epic river crossing in small boats under heavy enemy fire, the Allies would continue to ward off German attempts to destroy the structure for some time. Airborne Army, Cromwell Tank, Image Services, World Of Tanks

As a part of Operation Market-Garden, British armor approach Nijmegen’s bridge in Holland. Taken from the Germans by the US 82nd Airborne Division after an epic river crossing in small boats under heavy enemy fire, the Allies would continue to ward off German attempts to destroy the structure for some time.

A US Army medic taking care of injured civilians sometime during Operation Market-Garden Army Medic, Behind The Lines, Man Of War

Behind The Lines

A US Army medic taking care of injured civilians sometime during Operation Market-Garden

In spite of his deep reservations about Lieutenant General Frederick Browning - seen here on the left - Brigadier General James Gavin worked hard to develop a good relationship with him. Here the two men are pictured near Groesbeek shortly after XXX Corps had linked up with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Operation Market-Garden) September 1944. Army & Navy, Us Army, Ww2 Pictures, Lieutenant General, Best Relationship

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In spite of his deep reservations about Lieutenant General Frederick Browning - seen here on the left - Brigadier General James Gavin worked hard to develop a good relationship with him. Here the two men are pictured near Groesbeek shortly after XXX Corps had linked up with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Operation Market-Garden) September 1944.

Field Marshal Montgomery (centre) consults a map with Lieutenant-General Horrocks (left) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, September 1944.; Lieutenant-General Horrocks was commander of the British Army’s 30 Corps and responsible for the operation’s ground forces. The strategy behind Market Garden has been the source of much debate by military historians. In his memoirs, Montgomery restated his own belief that the operation could have succeeded if it had received greater resources. Military Careers, Military Uniforms, Army Uniform, Military Life, Canadian Army, Siegfried Line, Bernard Montgomery

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Field Marshal Montgomery (centre) consults a map with Lieutenant-General Horrocks (left) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, September 1944.; Lieutenant-General Horrocks was commander of the British Army’s 30 Corps and responsible for the operation’s ground forces. The strategy behind Market Garden has been the source of much debate by military historians. In his memoirs, Montgomery restated his own belief that the operation could have succeeded if it had received greater resources.

The memorial at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek, Netherlands dedicated to the citizens of Arnhem for their bravery and sacrifice during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. British Schools, Famous Photos, Om

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The memorial at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek, Netherlands dedicated to the citizens of Arnhem for their bravery and sacrifice during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.

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Getting ready in Endhoven, the Netherlands, to re-enact the famous, and ill-fated, Operation Market Garden... Aircraft Pictures, New Opportunities, Cool Things To Make, Famous People

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Getting ready in Endhoven, the Netherlands, to re-enact the famous, and ill-fated, Operation Market Garden...

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Polish troops POWs in the Arnhem area 1944 (Market Garden)

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A Bridge Too Far - Cornelius Ryan; the account of Operation Market Garden, the attempted push from the Belgium-Netherlands border to the Rhine at Arnhem that came up one bridge short during the Autumn of 1944. Best Non Fiction Books, Read A Thon, D Day Landings, Cornelius, Nonfiction Books, So Little Time

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A Bridge Too Far - Cornelius Ryan; the account of Operation Market Garden, the attempted push from the Belgium-Netherlands border to the Rhine at Arnhem that came up one bridge short during the Autumn of 1944.

A German private killed in action by British Bren gun fire near his car at a crossroads in Belgium during Operation Market Garden - September 1944 Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Fukushima, Rifles, Killed In Action

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A German private killed in action by British Bren gun fire near his car at a crossroads in Belgium during Operation Market Garden - September 1944

Members of the Eindhoven Resistance with troops of the US 101st Airborne in Eindhoven during Operation Market Garden, September 1944 Ww2 History, Eindhoven, Ligne Siegfried, 101st Airborne Division

Ligne Siegfried

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Members of the Eindhoven Resistance with troops of the US 101st Airborne in Eindhoven during Operation Market Garden, September 1944

XXX Corps could not reach Arnhem in time and the defenders of the bridge had to surrender. Some 740 men from various regiments had reached the bridge. Very few escaped. The last message to be received from Arnhem Bridge was, "Out of ammunition. God Save the King." Over The River, History Photos

XXX Corps could not reach Arnhem in time and the defenders of the bridge had to surrender. Some 740 men from various regiments had reached the bridge. Very few escaped. The last message to be received from Arnhem Bridge was, "Out of ammunition. God Save the King."