Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary
Paratroopers land in Arnhem honoring Operation Market Garden
Hundreds of NATO paratroopers dropped near Arnhem in the Netherlands, commemorating 80 years since one of the most renowned World War II operations. Hundreds of paratroopers from several NATO member countries,
US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden
Hundreds of American and allied military personnel recreated the paratrooper jumps and river crossings of the failed World War II operation.
Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
The airdrop is one of several events organised to mark the anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious military offensive designed to speed up the invasion of Nazi Germany and shorten the war in Europe. Among those who parachuted into the Netherlands were 1,900 allied airborne soldiers from Britain's 4th Parachute Brigade.
Parachutists Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
About 11,500 Allied troops died in the nine days of Operation Market Garden, more than than during the D-Day landings in France.
Operation Market Garden commemorated with paratroopers in Ede, Dutch king to attend
Eighty years after the landing of the airborne troops in September 1944, which was part of the Allied liberation operation Market Garden, the events will be commemorated on the Ginkelse Heide near Ede.
Five films and TV shows about Operation Market Garden, recommended by a war historian
These films and TV shows explore the origins, impact and aftermath of the allied strategic gamble, 80 years on.
Daring but unsuccessful: Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary
Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,
World War II's Operation Market Garden commemorated
Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's audacious but unsuccessful Operation Market Garden. Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath,
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden - Operation Market Garden aimed to push through the Netherlands and into Germany just a few months after the D-Day landings.
Princess Anne lays wreath at Battle of Arnhem commemoration
The Princess Royal has laid a wreath and spoken with veterans at a service commemorating the soldiers who died during the ...
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99-year-old Arnhem veteran lays last wreath during commemoration at British cemetery
Arnhem veteran Geoff Roberts laid the last wreath at the British cemetery in Oosterbeek on Sunday. Roberts, who fought in the ...
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the ...
Princess Anne attends emotional service for brave Battle of Arnhem soldiers who lost lives 80 years ago
The Airborne Memorial Service is held annually at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, the final resting place of more than 1,750 ...
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Hundreds of parachutists jump to mark WWII operation
Hundreds of parachutists on Saturday dropped down on a heath near the Dutch town of Ede, following in the footsteps of 2,000 ...
In Pictures: Veterans watch as paratroopers leap to mark the Battle of Arnhem
Events were held in the Netherlands to mark the 80th anniversary of an operation that did not achieve its key objective.
Solemn Ceremony Marks End Of Failed WWII Parachute Drop Commemorations
Britain's Princess Anne and hundreds of children laid flowers Sunday in memory of those who died 80 years ago during one of ...