Operation Market Garden

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Operation Market Garden was an ambitious Allied offensive launched in September 1944, aiming to capture key bridges in the Netherlands and bypass German defenses. It combined airborne assaults (Market) and a ground advance (Garden). Despite initial gains, the operation failed at Arnhem, preventing a direct thrust into Germany’s industrial heartland.

Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Monument – Groesbeek, Netherlands

The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, also known as the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, is a historic British Army unit with origins …

Posted February 16, 2026 (updated February 4, 2026) by Patrick

Vliegend Museum Seppe – Breda, Netherlands

Flying museum Seppe, or Vliegend Museum Seppe in Dutch, is an aviation museum at Breda International Airport (Seppe) …

Posted February 8, 2026 (updated January 29, 2026) by Patrick

Vrijheidsmuseum – Freedom Museum – Groesbeek, Netherlands

The Vrijheidsmuseum in Groesbeek is a leading Dutch museum dedicated to the history of freedom, democracy, and human …

Posted February 2, 2026 (updated February 2, 2026) by Patrick

Airborne Monument, Operation Market Garden – Ginkelse Heide, Netherlands

The Airborne Monument on the Ginkelse Heide commemorates the Allied airborne landings that took place during Operation Market …

Posted February 1, 2026 (updated February 1, 2026) by Patrick

Airspeed Horsa – British Military Glider

The Airspeed Horsa was a British military glider used extensively during World War II, particularly by the British …

Posted September 16, 2025 (updated January 12, 2026) by Patrick

Panzersperre, the Siegfried Line on a Railroad Crossing – near Bocholtz, Aachen Germany

Near Bocholtz on the German – Dutch border is a Panzersperre, or armor blockade. This Dragon teeth line …

Posted May 25, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Airborne Monument at Oosterbeek, the Netherlands

This monument commemorates those who fought in the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. The first stone was …

Posted February 13, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Memory Vrijheidsmuseum – Nijverdal, the Netherlands

The Memory Vrijheidsmuseum in Nijverdal tells the story of WW2 with a focus on the region of Overijssel. …

Posted February 12, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Netherlands American War Cemetery Memorial Margraten

Netherlands American War Cemetery and Memorial Margraten

This is the only large WW2 cemetery for fallen American soldiers on Dutch soil. Most of these victims …

Posted December 17, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Featured M4 Sherman Blast damage Valkenburg

M4 Sherman Tank Gun Damage in Valkenburg -Limburg , The Netherlands

During the liberation of Valkenburg in the southern tip of the Netherlands, street fighting caused a Sherman M4 …

Posted August 23, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Foxhole of Easy Company in Jack's Forrest - Open Field towards Foy in the back

Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge – Foy, Belgium

During the Battle of the Bulge Easy Company of the 101th Airborne Division dug in near the German …

Posted January 7, 2017 (updated February 4, 2026) by Patrick

Bastogne War Rooms, 101st Headquarters during the Battle of the Bulge – Bastogne, Belgium

The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. [...]Read More...

Posted December 13, 2016 (updated February 6, 2026) by Patrick

The John Frost Bridge, Operation Market Garden in Arnhem – Netherlands

The British 1st Airborne Division under the command of General Roy Urquhart landed on 17 September 1944 near …

Posted September 9, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

The John S. Thompson Bridge, the 11th bridge of Operation Market Garden near Grave in the Netherlands

The bridge over the river Meuse was one of the objectives of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. …

Posted September 7, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

Hotel Hartenstein Oosterbeek, Operation Market Garden

Hotel Hartenstein, Airborne Headquarters during Operation Market Garden – Oosterbeek near Arnhem, The Netherlands

There had been reports of bombardments on the cities of Ede, Arnhem, airfields, and anti aircraft positions, but …

Posted July 12, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth Cemetery Arnhem , Operation Market Garden in Oosterbeek – The Netherlands

In Arnhem, close to the Hartenstein Airborne Museum, is a Commonwealth Cemetery with fallen soldiers from operation Market …

Posted July 7, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

The 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / Ginkel

On 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the …

Posted September 15, 2013 (updated February 1, 2026) by Patrick

Arnhem War Museum 40-45 Operation Market Garden, Netherlands

In the years after Operation Market Garden multiple museums, memorials and other reminders of the battle could be …

Posted September 14, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick