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Many died during the airborne landings on Monday, September 18 on the Ginkelse Heide

in September 18
Dutch SS soldiers from Wachbataillon Nordwest shoot at the paratroopers who landed on the Ginkelse Heide near Ede on Monday, September 18, 1944. (Photo: Gelders Archives.)

A day after the first airborne landings at Wolfheze, the rest of the British airborne troops of the Airborne Division, including General Shan Hackett’s 4th Parachute Brigade, landed on the Ginkelse Heide on Monday, September 18. The 4th Parachute Brigade had almost 2,000 soldiers and consisted of three battalions: 10th Battalion, 11th Battalion and 156th…

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The 4th Parachute Brigade will be on its way to Arnhem on Monday, September 18

in September 18
British paratroopers rest on their way to Arnhem. (Photo: Gelders Archives.)

Now that the entire 1st British Airborne Division had finally landed on Monday, September 18, all troops on and around the landing areas could advance to Arnhem. The gliders on the landing areas were emptied, troops gathered and, according to the official plan drawn up in England, all paratroopers prepared to move in the direction…

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The ground troops liberate Eindhoven and advance north, but with more than 24 hours’ delay

in September 18
Allied vehicles make their way through the crowds in Eindhoven.

The leading ground troops of XXX Corps, led by British General Horrocks, had not advanced beyond Valkenswaard on Sunday, September 17. The Germans had fought back more fiercely than the British had anticipated. The advance north was therefore slow. The bridge at Son, between Eindhoven and Grave, had been blown up the day before before…

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British at the bridge hold out, under heavy German pressure

in Arnhem/September 19
The Van Limburg-Stirumschool on the eastern driveway of the Rhine Bridge. After the Battle of Arnhem, little was left of the school.

The 700 soldiers of 2nd Battalion who occupied approximately thirty buildings on the north side of the Rhine Bridge had no illusions. The day before they had easily survived the attack of a German SS reconnaissance battalion and had also repelled several small attacks on their positions. But now, on Tuesday, September 19, the Germans…

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British attack on the western side of Arnhem leads to a massacre on September 19

in Arnhem/September 19
(Illustration: Boeree Collection, Gelders Archives.)

In the early morning of Tuesday, September 19, British paratroopers from positions west of the Elisabeth Gasthuis made a last, ultimate attempt to reach John Frost’s troops at the Rhine Bridge. The attack was launched with four battalions, together accounting for almost 2,000 soldiers. It became a massacre. The 1st Battalion and the 3rd Battalion…

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Five Arnhem residents shot dead in the Bakkerstraat

in Arnhem/September 19

A simple plaque in Bakkerstraat commemorates the murder of five innocent Arnhem residents during the Battle of Arnhem. Few people know the story behind the execution by German troops on the morning of Tuesday, September 19, 1944. Due to the chaos during the Battle of Arnhem, it was never completely clear what exactly happened. But…

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The 4th Parachute Brigade breaks down near Oosterbeek

in Oosterbeek/September 19
British field graves on the Amsterdamseweg. (Photo: Sem Presser, Gelders Archives.)

While at the Elisabeth Gasthuis four British battalions with more than 1,500 soldiers tried to break through in the direction of the Rhine Bridge, General Shan Hackett’s 4th Parachute Brigade tried to reach Arnhem from the north side. During their advance to Arnhem on the evening of Monday, September 18, the 10th Battalion and the…

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Airborne landings on Tuesday, September 19: target shooting for the Germans

in Oosterbeek/September 19
The Germans shoot at the landing gliders with machine guns.

Part of the Polish Airborne Brigade landed near Arnhem on Tuesday, September 19. The Poles found themselves in the middle of heavy fighting between the British and Germans around the landing site. Originally, the entire 1st Polish Airborne Brigade was supposed to land near Arnhem that day. But because the weather was too bad at…

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The retreat of the 4th Parachute Brigade

in Oosterbeek/September 19
British paratroopers at the railway line between Oosterbeek and Wolfheze. The soldier in the left foreground is equipped with a PIAT anti-tank rifle.

Barely a day after the 4th Parachute Brigade led by General Shan Hackett landed on the Ginkelse Heide near Ede, the combat power of the brigade had been halved. On Tuesday morning, September 19, the 156th Battalion carried out an attack on the German Sperrline on the Dreijenseweg, between Oosterbeek station and Amsterdamseweg. The much…

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September 19: the Allies make no progress in Nijmegen

in Nijmegen/September 19
American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division on the Oranjesingel in Nijmegen.

Immediately after the Allied airborne landings on September 17 to capture the bridges over the Dutch rivers, the Germans decided to place the focus of their defense at Nijmegen. Here, at the bridges over the Waal, the advance of the ‘Anglo-American enemy’ would be reversed. The Germans could not use the bridge over the Rhine…

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