Tank Convoy | Operation Market Garden 75 | The Tank Museum

September 2019 marked the 75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the Operation made famous by the film ‘A Bridge Too Far’. See highlights of the XXX Corps armoured convoy reenactment which took place to commemorate this event. Find out how the Museum's vehicles fared during the convoy.

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[TruNub]

Last time I was this early, John frost was still holding Arnhem Bridge

[Lennart_Jensen]

The quality of the filming is getting more and more professional. Thanks for the nice work behind the camera. And the front.

[obelic]

The live commermoration event at the dropzone of the British paratroopers at the Ginkelse heide had high view ratings on Dutch TV and more then 100.000 people came to the ceremony.


Thank you for helping us remembering those who fought and fell for our liberty!
Remembering them makes them never forgotten.
Veterans after they have passed away wanted to be cremated and buried besides there comrades in arms overhere.
They are more as welcome to rest in peace with their fallen comrades.

[dondouglass]

What an utterly fantastic exercise.... I am 61 and was a REME mechanic in BAOR in the 80's... This all brought a tear to my eye... Huzzah!! 😢

[PeterDavidKQ]

0:48 Coulda sworn that David was going to say "We've just been pulled over by local law enforcement..."

[jamesgoacher]

I'm 75, yesterday and things like this give me an enormous emotional kick and I am not a big softy, just a gruppy old man :-). Thank you.

[glynwelshkarelian]

This is brilliant heroic arch drama-documentary. The minor arch is all the people that got old vehicles to go that far; despite coughing, spluttering, whining, and endless complaining; but David Willey's Homeric epilogue just made this a tear forcing focus on an epic conflict I pray none of us ever have to witness again.

[KHGrinderboy]

What an amazing Tribute, My Grandfather was a Gunner With 247 Battery, 62 A/TK Regt RA, I believe He went ashore on the second day of the landings with the 17Pdr Towed Anti Tank Guns. He Volunteered in 1939 and survived the War. As a young boy while watching war films, he told me of some of His Experiences. One of note from this Time Frame was whilst the Allies were held up at Nijmegen and were being shelled by the German 88's. His friend shouted that they should get into cover in a recently formed shell hole stating they never hit the same place twice. My Grandfather was not as quick to jump in, only to witness his friend meet a grisly end when another shell landed directly into the same shell hole his poor Friend had jumped. I think about that Man and wonder what His name was. The Generation of people that stood up to the Third Reich can never have enough thanks.

[Lintary]

We are forever in debt to those all who laid their lives to give us back our freedom, it saddens me to this day how celebrating such things is no longer considered worthy of a national holiday every year. For if we are to forget our past we are bound to repeat it.

Thank you to all who help us remember this.

[CharlesvanDijk-irbl]

After 75 years and still in running order a very impressive feat by the enthusiasts.

[mountainmanws]

Amazing bit of "history that deserves to be remembered."

[gunner]

Fantastic! I remember traveling these roads in convoy on Ex Crusader 1980. The people lined the routes for 100s of kilometres waving orange and national flags, wonderful. Great act of remembrance!

[paulgerald]

Thank you to you all and to those who gave so I could live in freedom . Thank you all .

[Legitpenguins]

Reminds me of when i went to europe with my great grandpa 8 or so years ago. He fought in WW2 so they invited him and a bunch of other American veterans back to thank him. We attended alot of ceremonies and i was blown away how appreciative every single person (yes including the germans) was that he helped liberate their country from the nazis. The war messed him up badly with PTSD for the rest of his life so it was pretty emotional for him but he was glad to have went back before he died a couple years ago

[travistolbert]

Hats off to all of the Men and Women that made this a reality you are amazing people. Keeping history alive for future generations to appreciate and remember the sacrifices made must never fall to the wayside. I do hope that you are able to make more of these types of events possible.

[sirierieott]

WWII - The age when you smoked more than your vehicle, wore your asbestos overalls with pride and used diesels to fumigate the free world. Those were the carefree days fighting the good fight!
Fantastic 75th retrospective armoured journey! Congratulations to all involved.

[HarryP]

My deepest respect and gratitude to goes out to those young men who risked all so that we could live free of tyranny. My deep respect and thanks also goes out to all those private owners, military vehicle clubs and associations, and the tank museum, for the herculean efforts they put in to restore these iconic vehicles and keep them running. Nothing compares to seeing these vehicles in the flesh, hearing and smelling the real thing.

[CybershamanX]

(4:40) The melancholy music after hearing David talk about how this might be the last time people could see these vehicles out and about in a convoy like this really pulled at my heartstrings. What a great trip! I'm jealous. It looks like it was a lot of fun. Great work with this video, everybody! :)

[camrenwick]

Good to see the respect in remembering all those who served and died for us

[drvonschwartz]

You'll be fine..I heard you'll not encounter much more than old men and kids as far as resistance is concerned.