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Very interesting to hear about the anti tank gun manned by soldiers from a glider. My grandmother as a little kid lived in the row of houses where the last stand was fought. She told me story's about it and part of one story is that they fled out of their house with pillows covering their ears due to the heavy cannon that was shooting... they fled to a house a bit more up the road. This was a butcher and had a cellar with really thick walls to keep the meat cold. Eventually they fled towards the area Geitenkamp (where i live now). This is the highest point of arnhem and they could see the entire battle from there. Rest in peace brave men... Lest we forget.

Great story, what a top bloke.

When you hear history alive and not read its very different. Addictive viewing for me. Many thanks for posting this I have done a visit to Arnhem and its a very moving experience to go to all the sites and cementeries.

Brilliant to hear about the battle from Steve who was there!!!

Awesome, a legend, able to return to tell his story ... Respect.

Excellent and Sincere Respect for This My old Neighbour Georgie Greaves RIP would have loved this He went into Arnhem With the Recce Corps to Mark out the Drop Zones and then Somehow managed to survive the Fighting around Osterbeek and after being Mortared out of the Cow Barn where He and a few of his pals were hid managed to Escape from the German Ring around them and swam across the Rhine to safety..He Kept returning for Reunions for many years until he passed away in the early Millennium. We owe His Generation so Much !

My mother older brother was a glider pilot in the first wave on 17th September 44, but he was killed in a ambush along with 3 others on 21st September 44

Middlebrook states the Dakota went round with one man on board was a refusal to jump and they gave him another chance to jump. Refusal was a court martial offense.

They fought for our freedom. Will we fight now so bravely for our children’s freedom? We will need to - as the Gnostic evil threat is more dangerous now than ever.

Not many of these guys around anymore. The overall concept of creating a corridor and punching through the western front on a narrow front was good and in that I think Montgomery was right. The detailed planning let it down. Brereton (troop carrier command) refused to permit more than one airlift per day for fear of running into flying in darkness. In retrospect this was mistaken. 1st Airborne had to drop over 3 days, 82nd over 2 days and 101st on one day. Lucky 101st. 1st Airborne were furthest away so at greatest risk . Too much attention was paid to the Groesbeek heights. In my opinion the biggest error as Nijmegen bridge was really the key. Armies are obsessed with taking high ground. No Germen attack came from the Groesbeek heights. 82nd airborne should have focused 100% on taking Nijmegen road bridge. Even on day four when 30 corps entered Nijmegen the road bridge was still in German hands. General Urquhart said in his opinion THAT and the fact that he was out of contact with the division for two days (trapped in a house near the St. Elizabeth hospital)) were the two main reasons for failure. The RAF refused to drop closer to Arnhem road bridge for fear of flak guns at Deelen airfield. In actual fact there were NO flak guns at Deelen airfield. In this matter Dutch spys / intelligence info. might have been useful but the Dutch underground/resistance were known to have been infiltrated and compromised earlier in the war in what was known as 'der England Spiel'. For a long time S.O.E were parachute dropping agents who were immediately arrested. The fact that on the first day the entire plan in detail was captured on the corpse of a dead American officer in a crashed glider didn't exactly help matters. With specific regard to the Battle of Arnhem, if you look at a map of the area there is a good drop zone / glider landing zone on the north bank of the river just to the west of the railway bridge. There is also an area directly opposite on the south bank of the river just west of the railway bridge where the Polish brigade dropped anyway a few days later. On the 17th (the first day) both could have been used for parachute drops and glider landings. A battalion on each or even one on the north bank and two on the south bank. Then 1st Airborne would have had the railway bridge and a good 1,000-1,600 troops around it ready for 30 corps and not far from the road bridge. Or sent one battalion or two battalions via the southern riverbank or via Malburgen West (3 miles or an hours walk) to the road bridge (whist still holding the rail bridge) On the afternoon of day 1 (the 17th) the road bridge was virtually undefended apart from one pillbox. That would have been my preferred plan but even if that was not done it would probably have still been better to drop all 3 battalions on Malburgen about a mile south of the road bridge. Worth the risk of a few injuries to be much closer to the bridge and Malburgen was less built up in those days. Either Montgomery or Fredrick Browning should have revised the plan. All easy in hindsight I suppose.

Sincere thanks & respect.

Sincere thanks & respect.

Thank you for posting, these remarkable men will not be forgotten.

The German machine gunner who keeps retrieving his cap.... how incomprehensible war is.

13:00 wow talking about Gräbners attack on the 18 sept at 0900 with the recce force of the 9th ss.

Very moving when he got emotional. Thanks to all who took part.

What a character Steve Morgan is, and amazingly lucid recall. I never knew glider pilots made it to the bridge. Thank you so much.

Thank you for this video. It’s interesting to hear from the actual people involved. I highly recommend anyone interested to watch the film/Documentary .Theirs is the glory . made in 1945 as the war ended released in 46 its is a re-enactment of the battle with survivors playing themselves with graves ,war damage , and an actual panther tank that had been knocked out but repaired enough to move .

I wonder if Stephen knew Jonny McKnight and Dick Smullens.

Amazing, thank you for creating and uploading.

10:00 - important understated/ forgotten contribution of the 2 or 3 British airborne anti-tank guns that got into the Arnhem perimeter. The movie A Bridge Too Far ignored them, and unfortunately, the official British Royal artillery site doesn't mention their presence in the Arnhem perimeter battle either.Fantastic to have a clip that explicitly accounts for their presence with a first hand account!

Gosh he is very precise , very good recall. I note he obviously respects all ranks, they all were all obviously a really tight team.

WW2 is the biggest defining point in history. They will talking about it in 10,000 years. Probably much longer. And we get to watch this guy who was in the amidst of it. Maybe recording it and it never happens again. Or was it the atomic bomb that stopped annihilation wars? Up to the future people.

That REME new you was an angel and would survive, that’s why he was always behind you. God bless you sir.

Sounds horrific

Balls of steel .Every one of them.

An honest man .Terrific story from an old soldier .Balls of steel. Ps 13.30 What's that crackpot shouting about?

Always great to hear these first-hand accounts and his feels very accurate.

Sgt joy was my great grandfather he never told anyone about his time during operation market garden

Sgt joy who he mentioned was my great grandfather who was 2ic in the machine gun platoon

For 89 this guy looks like he could be 60 , good for him ,but I think we should have fought the international Zionist bankers , but propaganda is what it is .

Really invaluable account, glad this has been recorded for us to remember

When was this filmed? He looks amazing!

Huge respect to Mr. morgan and his comrades for their bravery. To hear a close up account of the action was extremely moving and certainly. Made the story so interesting.

An absolute treasure. What a wonderful man, Steve is. Thank you for uploading this excellent video.

Priceless. Well done and thank you for uploading.

Remarkable account I was there in June and walked miles following in the footsteps of heroes.

A real hero .......not a pathetic David Beckham ......

What an incredible video. An incredible man 🙏🏼

we owe them our freedom

thank you mister Steve morgan and all the others,without you guys we spoke german now here in holland

Thank you. All the best to you.

Thank you and all the best to you all.

This sort of interview is invaluable

Good man.

thank you for recording this..such a good account..worth postarity

A betrayal too far: Only brutal honesty will do at Arnhem’s 70th anniversary www.rt.com/op-edge/184228-battle-arnhem-anniversary-commemoration/

Hi uncalle steve morgan I wish I could speak to you xxxxx love you

Did you know Paddy hannan?

Simply brilliant story telling. Thank you so much for your service.