Operation Market Garden

The Operation called Market Garden is a attempt to regain initiative of the attack. General Marshal Montgomery commanded Allied ground forces and persuaded Eisenhower to concentrate the resources into a narrow attack through the Netherlands and into the northern Germany area. This was expected to happen to bypass the main enemy forces in Siegfried Line. Three Allied forces airborne forces divisions were planned to drop into Holland and secure territory and bridges in and around the towns of Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem. This would be a great victory as it would create a gateway for Britain corps to advance and the way into Germany's industrial heartland of the Ruhr would be clear.

As the operation was carried out, the British plans go wrong. The men of "C" troops, 1st airborne Reconnaissance Squadron, near Wolfheze station on September 18th were dropped successfully but the troops soon discovered that there were alot more German troops in the area than expected. The bulk of the 1st parachute brigade was quickly cut off from Arnhem. Many of the British radios were not working and no further progress could be made from the 2nd Battalion. After days of fighting, the British were defeated in this operation and the evacuation of survivors were carried out around September 25th. Although it was a costly defeat for the British, the Allies at least manages to establish of lodgement area from which to launch of a future offensive plan into German Rhineland.



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