Operation Market Garden: The Allied Airborne Assault Begins #history #shorts

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On September 17, 1944, Operation Market Garden began. 1,534 transport aircraft and nearly 500 gliders launched Operation MARKET, dropping the first wave of paratroopers and glider troops from three Allied airborne divisions at various strategic landing sites in the German-occupied Netherlands. #ww2 #viralvideo
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Montgomery's plan was flawed from the get go..
These troops were dropped too far from the target, but even with that, they were expected to secure multiple bridges that were highly contested by the Germans ...
The 101st lost hundreds of men who had survived the D-day operations that had ultimately assured the Normandy landings...

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