Operation Market Garden, one of the largest airborne operations in history, took place in the Netherlands in September 1944. The operation combined a daring airborne assault with a ground offensive, aiming to secure key bridges and create a corridor for the Allied advance into Germany. Over the past few months, we've been delving into the history of the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden and unearthed some amazing new footage and stories. Starting in August, we’ll be sharing t

Allied aircraft tow gliders to the Netherlands at the start of Operation Market Garden, September 1944. The largest airborne landing in military history, the operation involved some 35,000 parachute and glider troops who landed in the Netherlands in an attempt to secure crossings across the Rhine as a prelude to an invasion of Germany. © IWM GEN 11 | Imperial War Museum London

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN - BATTLE OF ARNHEM Corporal Gordon Bates from 1 Airlanding Recce Squadron. (Oosterbeek, Utrechtseweg, 18 September 1944. Operation Market Garden. From a film - saved for just this kind of occasion - made by the Monné family living in Oosterbeek. #WW2 #HISTORY) | British & Commonwealth Forces