British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War
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British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War
Photograph showing a Major (on left) and Lieutenant of the British First Airborne Division in the woods near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944. The original caption for this image said that the Lieutenant was giving orders to a machine-gun crew. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised by Field-Marshal Montgomery to drop thousands of airborne troops into Holland to capture an invasion route into Germany. The British First Airborne, American 81st and 101st Divisions took part in the plan, which was ultimately unsuccessful
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
101st 1944 81st Action Airborne Arnhem Bold Caption Capture Crew Devised Division Divisions Drop Giving Holland Invasion Lieutenant Major Marshal Montgomery Operation Orders Plan Route Thousands Ultimately Unsuccessful
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