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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden

The aim of Operation Market garden was to bypass the German fortified Siegfriedline. The objective was the get to the IJsselmeer and thus bottle up all Germans in the western part of the Netherlands.

The operation was cut into two parts, Market and Garden.

Market:
The plan for the Airborne forces to seize key bridges along the route.

The Airborne forces involved were part of the 1st Allied Airborne Army:

  • 1st Airborne division (British) to be dropped near Arnhem
  • 1st Polish parachute brigade, to be dropped near Arnhem
  • 82nd Airborne Division (American), to be dropped near Nijmegen
  • 101st Airborne Division (American), to be dropped near Eindhoven and Veghel.
Garden:

The ground forces plan to drive from the Dutch / Belgian border to the IJsselmeer.

The ground forces for the main thrust were part of the British XXXcorps:

  • Guards Armoured Division
  • 43rd Wessex division
  • 50th Northhumberland division
  • 8th Armoured Brigade
  • 11th Hussars
  • Princes Irene brigade (Dutch)

 

By Joris

My name is Joris Nieuwint and please let me be your tour guide! As a local who has lived in the Operation Market Garden area for most of my life, this battle is now part of my DNA, and I have been studying it for almost 30 years. Since 2012 I have been active as a Battlefield Guide and over the years I’ve have taken many individuals, small and large groups, relatives of veterans, school groups, and military groups and staff rides on tours all through Europe. What began with guiding in the Operation Market Garden area has since expanded to include the Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge and more.

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