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Where did it go wrong?

Where did it go wrong? (Part 1)

in Epilogue
Allied tanks of XXX Corps drive north across the Waal Bridge near Nijmegen. The capture of the Waal Bridge came too late to relieve the British Airborne Division.

Operation Market Garden culminated in the last Allied defeat of World War II. Many reasons were put forward after the Battle of Arnhem to explain the loss of the Battle of Arnhem. Immediately after the Battle of Arnhem, the British army command blamed the Polish Parachute Brigade. If they had fought harder, Operation Market Garden…

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Where did it go wrong? (Part 2)

in Epilogue
After his return to England after the Battle of Arnhem, General Roy Urquhart is welcomed by soldiers of his division.

Operation Market Garden culminated in the last Allied defeat of World War II. Many reasons were put forward after the Battle of Arnhem to explain the loss of the Battle of Arnhem. Here you will find part 1 with the first five reasons why Operation Market Garden failed. Below are five more reasons. 6. Browning…

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