Operation Market Garden in photos
A bridge too far and paratroopers.
Operation Market Garden in photos
A bridge too far and paratroopers.
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Captain Obvious (09-28-2017),Mister D (09-28-2017)
This operation captured my imagination more than any other when I was a kid. When I got a little older I was struck by how small it was, relatively speaking,
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Peter1469 (09-28-2017)
The British First Airborne certainly had a rough time. Allied intelligence made a serious and arguably fatal oversight. Two SS divisions (the 9th and the 10th) were resting and refitting in the vicinity of Arnhem. Still, they made a dramatic stand at the bridge and in nearby Oosterbeek (sp?).
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Peter1469 (09-28-2017)
Mister D (09-28-2017)
For all the criticism it receives it was an innovative scheme. The real problem with the plan was that it allowed so little room for error but even then it almost worked!
Yeah, you are probably right. Air drops will remain a method insertion for highly trained, special forces who can function on their own.
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Peter1469 (09-29-2017)
There will always be a need for a unit like the 82d. Special Forces cannot do critical installation seizure of anything other than a relatively small facility. They could never seize and secure a major airhead, railhead or port. Airborne forces will also remain important for use as blocking and interdiction forces.
The day of the Paratrooper is far from over.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater