Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The largest airborne operation in American history began with seven days notice. The Allies had hit the German army hard since D-Day and pushed it back to the German border. British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery conceived a bold plan for a two-pronged attack. Operation Market Garden was a combined airborne and ground assault culminating at Arnhem, Holland, to strike at Germany's industrial heart, the Ruhr valley. More here: https://www.army.mil/article/4505/operation_market_garden
The largest airborne operation in American history began with seven days notice. The Allies had hit the German army hard since D-Day and pushed it back to the German border. British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery conceived a bold plan for a two-pronged attack. Operation Market Garden was a combined airborne and ground assault culminating at Arnhem, Holland, to strike at Germany's industrial heart, the Ruhr valley. More here: https://www.army.mil/article/4505/operation_market_garden
