Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine River), creating an Allied invasion route into northern Germany ...

2024年12月11日 · Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation carried out from September 17 to 27, 1944, during World War II. It involved U.S., British, and Polish airborne and armored forces that sought to capture key bridges in the Netherlands behind German lines.

2019年9月17日 · If Operation Market Garden had succeeded, World War II might well have ended in Europe before Christmas of 1944, with the Western Allies marching triumphantly into Berlin.

When enacted, Operation Market Garden would become the single most largest airborne operation in the history of war, encompassing some 34,600 men, 1,700 vehicles and about 260 artillery pieces dropped from the skies by glider or parachute.

In September 1944, the Allies launched a daring airborne operation to cross the Rhine and advance into northern Germany. Market Garden remains one of the Second World War’s most famous battles.

Although Operation Market Garden ultimately failed to achieve its objectives, the determination and courage shown by the airborne troops, and the units that assisted them, made it one of World War II’s most famous battles.

2019年4月25日 · Operation Market-Garden was an airborne operation conducted September 17-25, 1944, during World War II in an attempt to capture bridges over the Rhine.

Operation Market-Garden was a complete failure. After the Germans stopped the Allied offensive at Arnhem, the Allies retreated back to Nijmegen to establish a defensive position. The highly specialized shock troops of the American 82nd and 101st airborne divisions remained under British operational control until November 1944, misspent as ...

Operation Market Garden was a pivotal operation during World War Two. In the late summer of 1944, as the Allies gained a foothold in France and looked to advance deeper into Nazi-occupied Europe, the idea for Operation Market Garden was conceived.

2006年6月12日 · If Operation Market (the airborne part of the overall plan) was successful, the airborne would control the key bridges and strategic points and the British XXX Corps could roll in with maximum speed and complete the Garden (ground) phase of the operation.