Half an airborne division, spread over 11 kilometers
An underexposed aspect of the Battle of Arnhem is the impossible task that the 1st British Airborne Division faced on the first … Keep Reading
Start of Market Garden View all
This was the attack plan of the 1st Parachute Brigade
More than 12,000 British and Polish airborne troops whose aim was to capture the Rhine Bridge near Arnhem in one day. That … Keep Reading
John Frost’s Battalion captures the Rhine bridge, but not the railway bridge and the ship bridge
After the airborne landings on September 17, three battalions with approximately 2,700 British paratroopers left for Arnhem via three different routes. 1st … Keep Reading
September 18 View all
On September 18, the British fought against the Dutch on the Ginkelse Heide
Not all British soldiers who had landed at Wolfheze on Sunday, September 17, had marched to Arnhem after the landing. Some of … Keep Reading
Many died during the airborne landings on Monday, September 18 on the Ginkelse Heide
A day after the first airborne landings at Wolfheze, the rest of the British airborne troops of the Airborne Division, including General … Keep Reading
The ground troops liberate Eindhoven and advance north, but with more than 24 hours’ delay
The leading ground troops of XXX Corps, led by British General Horrocks, had not advanced beyond Valkenswaard on Sunday, September 17. The … Keep Reading
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Animation operation Market Garden, Arnhem area
Animation of the fights in the Arnhem area during operation Market Garden from sunday september 17 1944 till thursday september 21 1944. … Keep Reading
PHOTOS: September 21, 1944: the evacuation of Arnhem South
Arnhem was evacuated after the Battle of Arnhem. But the inhabitants of Arnhem South already had to evacuate while there was still … Keep Reading
PHOTOS: An English patrol in the city center of Arnhem
An English patrol in the city center of Arnhem. That was still possible in the morning of Monday, September 18. The Germans … Keep Reading
Longreads
Longread: The blood-curdling battle account of a British paratrooper
Major Stanley C. Panter was one of the British paratroopers who fought at the Rhine Bridge during the Battle of Arnhem. After … Keep Reading
Longread: The incredible patrol of six soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division
ARNHEM – It is a bizarre story, but it is true. A month after the end of Market Garden, six American soldiers … Keep Reading
Longread: the Battle of Arnhem through the eyes of German commander Walter Harzer
Many personal accounts have been written from the English side in which soldiers describe their experiences during the Battle of Arnhem. Much … Keep Reading
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Kate ter Horst: the angel of Arnhem
She didn’t like the title herself, but Kate ter Horst was ‘the angel of Arnhem’ for the English soldiers. During the Battle … Keep Reading
Walter Harzer: the German commander who eventually defeated the British
When speaking of the German commanders responsible for the Allied defeat at Arnhem, it often refers to Field Marshal Walter Model and … Keep Reading
John Frost: the face of the Battle of Arnhem
Lieutenant Colonel John Frost is the face of the Battle of Arnhem. Frost led the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Parachute Brigade … Keep Reading