80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden (2024)

Don't think I'd ever appreciated that the intent was to carry on past Arnhem, rather than to pause and consolidate.

Interesting use of 52nd Lowland Division, which is one of the more overlooked parts of 1st Allied Airborne Army, the problem being the air transportable role needed a secure airhead to bring the division into use, and on top of that there was never enough air transport to start with.
 
I missed this video from the Tank Museum last month:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33JA4Uk-WKM

EDIT:
A short video from 5 years ago I have just spotted on the ambush of the Irish Guards (2nd Battalion) during Market Garden;
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7UCLf7a-3k


https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/irish...ne 1944, the 2nd,fought its way into Germany.
In 1940, 1st Battalion fought in the Norway campaign. 2nd Battalion (raised in 1939) served in Holland, where it helped evacuate the Dutch Royal Family before joining the retreat to Dunkirk.

In March 1943, 1st Battalion joined the final stages of the North African campaign, fighting in Tunisia. It subsequently deployed to Italy in December of that year. The battalion took part in the Anzio landings (1944) and then fought its way up the Italian peninsula for the rest of the war.

in June 1944, the 2nd and 3rd Irish Guards (raised in 1941) landed in Normandy. They went on to fight at Caen (1944), before joining the advance into Belgium and Holland. In September 1944, both battalions joined 30 Corps’ advance to relieve the airborne troops at Arnhem. It then fought its way into Germany.
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