British Paratroopers - Operation Market Garden 🇬🇧 #ww2 #wwii #marketgarden #history | Johan Berry

Operation Market Garden, one of the largest airborne operations in history, took place in the Netherlands in September 1944. The operation combined a daring airborne assault with a ground offensive, aiming to secure key bridges and create a corridor for the Allied advance into Germany. The 82nd Airborne Division was tasked with capturing and holding vital bridges over the Maas and Waal Rivers near Nijmegen and securing the Groesbeek Heights to safeguard the route for Allied forces. On September

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