Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary Operation Market Garden
US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden
Hundreds of American and allied military personnel recreated the paratrooper jumps and river crossings of the failed World War II operation.
World War II's Operation Market Garden commemorated
Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Operation Market Garden. Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Operation Market Garden.
Parachutists commemorate 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II’s most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,
Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
The airdrop is one of several events organised to mark the anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious military offensive designed to speed up the invasion of Nazi Germany and shorten the war in Europe. Among those who parachuted into the Netherlands were 1,900 allied airborne soldiers from Britain's 4th Parachute Brigade.
Commemorating Courage: The 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden
Hundreds of paratroopers commemorated the 80th anniversary of World War II’s Operation Market Garden by performing jumps over Ginkel Heath in the Netherlands. This daring but unsuccessful mission aimed to seize key bridges from the Nazis.
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