Arnhem 80th anniversary commemorations (700 paratrooper drop) (WWII) (Netherlands) 21/Sep/2024

700 paratroopers from 8 countries took part in the drop witnessed by some surviving soldiers who were there at the time. Report 1, then a paratrooper drop earlier in the day and then a commemorative report.
The Battle of Arnhem was fought during the Second World War, as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden. It took place around the Dutch city of Arnhem and vicinity from 17 to 26 September 1944. The Allies had swept through France and Belgium in August 1944, after the Battle of Normandy. Market Garden was proposed by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, who favoured a single push northwards over the branches of the Lower Rhine River, allowing the British Second Army to bypass the Siegfried Line and attack the important Ruhr industrial area.
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