Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. It was an attempt to take bridges over the main rivers of the German-occupied Netherlands, enabling the Allies to advance into Germany without any remaining major obstacles.

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World War II - 1944 - Bridge - River - German - Netherlands - Allies

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The operation was initially successful with the capture of the Waal bridge at Nijmegen, but was a failure overall as the final Rhine bridge at Arnhem was not held — the German counter-offensive resulted in the destruction of the British 1st Airborne Division. It is considered the last German victory of the Western Campaign.

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Waal - Nijmegen - Rhine - Arnhem - British - 1st Airborne Division

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