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.

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 March 2, 2025) 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 February 19, 2025) 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 April 26, 2025) 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 February 21, 2025) by Pascal

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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 April 29, 2025) by Patrick

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 16, 2025) by Patrick

Bastogne Barracks – The Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne – Belgium

The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. After chasing away the …

Posted December 13, 2016 (updated April 27, 2025) by Patrick

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Operation Switchback – A Bailey-bridge left behind in Maldegem, St Laureins, Belgium

On October 6th, the 7th Canadian Infantry Division started the construction of a Bailey-bridge between Maldegem and Sint-Laureins, …

Posted November 26, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal

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 March 22, 2025) 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 February 15, 2025) 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 April 26, 2025) 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 February 14, 2025) 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 14, 2025) 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 April 26, 2025) by Patrick

The 101st Airborne division during Operation Market Garden, Easy company jumps at Son – Netherlands

During Market Garden the British and Polish forces dropped near Arnhem needed tank support as soon as possible. …

Posted September 1, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick

German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn, The Netherlands

On Saturday 19 may 2012, before our visit to Militracks, we stopped near the village of Ysselsteyn. Here …

Posted June 27, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick

Vossenack War Cemetery – North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The German War Cemetery Vossenack / Eifel or Ehrenfriedhof Vossenack (in German) was constructed on a strategic site, …

Posted January 5, 2012 (updated March 22, 2025) by Pascal

Wings of Liberation – Best, Netherlands

The Wings of Liberation Museum is a lovely museum in the city of Best, the Netherlands, near the …

Posted April 21, 2010 (updated April 26, 2025) by Patrick