Paratroopers, Operation Market Garden
Paratroopers land in Arnhem honoring Operation Market Garden
Hundreds of NATO paratroopers dropped near Arnhem in the Netherlands, commemorating 80 years since one of the most renowned World War II operations. The Allied bid to secure a Rhine crossing proved "A Bridge too Far.
Parachutists Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
About 11,500 Allied troops died in the nine days of Operation Market Garden, more than than during the D-Day landings in France.
US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden
Hundreds of American and allied military personnel recreated the paratrooper jumps and river crossings of the failed World War II operation.
Five films and TV shows about Operation Market Garden, recommended by a war historian
These films and TV shows explore the origins, impact and aftermath of the allied strategic gamble, 80 years on.
Operation Market Garden and Battle of Britain remembered in Llandudno
THE 80TH anniversary of Operation Market Garden at Arnhem and the 84th Battle of Britain Day were commemorated at Llandudno war memorial yesterday (September 15). Veterans, cadets, civic leaders, and members of the public attended the service.
Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
A commemorative parachute jump is to be held in the Netherlands to remember the 'bridge too far'.
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden - Operation Market Garden aimed to push through the Netherlands and into Germany just a few months after the D-Day landings.
Princess Anne lays wreath at Battle of Arnhem commemoration
The Princess Royal has laid a wreath and spoken with veterans at a service commemorating the soldiers who died during the ...
What A Bridge Too Far got right – and wrong – about the Battle of Arnhem
Richard Attenborough’s epic recreation of the doomed Operation Market Garden – in which a lone German soldier walks across ...
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Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
The Princess Royal has attended events in The Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, part ...
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Princess Anne pays tribute to Battle of Arnhem troops on 80th anniversary of famed Second World War operation
The 'heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace' will never be forgotten, the King has said, as Princess ...
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the ...
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Battle of Arnhem: Mass parachute drop marks WW2 assault
A mass parachute drop has taken place in the Netherlands to mark the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in ... to the allied assault in the Battle of Arnhem. Veteran Sandy Cortmann ...
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Operation Market Garden Arnhem Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter
With 2 Para isolated at the Arnhem Bridge and both 1 and 4 Para Brigades ... the remnants of 1st Airborne Division fought a grim battle with the SS supported by reinforcements and armour rushed ...
Princess Anne stands in for King Charles on historic anniversary
Princess Anne stepped in for King Charles this weekend as she paid a visit to the Netherlands to commemorate the 80th ...