Today in History: Operation Market Garden Begins On this day in 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, one of the largest airborne assaults of World War II. From September 17–25, Allied forces fought to seize key bridges over the River Rhine and push into German-occupied territory in the Netherlands. The operation led to the liberation of cities like Eindhoven and Nijmegen, along with dozens of towns and villages along a 60-mile corridor through enemy lines. Pictured: Private Thomas

Operation Market Garden was the largest airborne operation that contained two sub-missions fought in the Netherlands from September 17 to September 25, 1944. The airborne operation "Market" included the 101st Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne Division, the British 1st Airborne Division, and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade. Their objective was to capture key bridges allowing the ground operation "Garden" to secure the bridges and push forward. The 101st Historian describes the operati

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