Today, 69 years ago, men of the 1st Airborne Division landed 8 - TopicsExpress



          

Today, 69 years ago, men of the 1st Airborne Division landed 8 miles west of Arnhem in Holland so commenced Operation Market Garden. With the 82nd US Airborne Division below them at Nijmegen and them 101st US Airborne Division at Eindhoven The scene was set for General Horrocks 30th Corps of the British 2nd Army to break over the Belgium border and relieve each Divsion in turn, what could go wrong, the largest Airborne operation in history. God bless General Montgomery !! Remember the men who fell for allied victory!
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:12:05 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015