Operation Market Garden

Parachutes open overhead as waves of paratroops land in Holland during operations by the 1st Allied Airborne Army.

The haystack at right would have softened the landing for this paratrooper who hit the earth head first during operations in Holland by the 1st Allied Airborne Army. 24 September 1944

The HQ Divisional Artillery of the 101st Airborne Division troops that landed behind German lines in Holland examine what is left of one of the gliders that "cracked up."

Members of the Dutch Resistance with troops of the 326th Medical Company (101st Airborne) in front of the Lambertus Church in Veghel during Operation Market Garden in September 1944

Collectie / Archief Fotocollectie Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst Eigen Reportage / Serie [ onbekend ] Beschrijving Britse troepen (Guard Armoured Division) passeren korenmolen "Schoonoord" te Alverna, Gemeente Wijchen. (omgeving Nijmegen) [Operatie Market Garden] Datum september 1944 Locatie Alverna, Nijmegen, Wijchen Trefwoorden militairen, molens, tanks, tweede wereldoorlog, voertuigen Persoonsnamen Schoonoord Fotograaf Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst (RVD) Auteursrechthebbende © Publiek Domein Materiaalsoort Foto (zwart/wit) Nummer toegang 2.24.10.02 Bestanddeelnummer 120-0830

Men of HQ Troop of 1st Airlanding Brigade Reconnaissance Squadron at Wolfheze on the outskirts of Arnhem, 18 September 1944. The man on the left is manning a PIAT.

25-pdrs of 430th Battery, 55th Field Regiment, near Hechtel in Belgium, firing in support of Guards Armoured Division in the bridgehead over the Maas-Schelde (Meuse-Escaut) Canal, 16 September 1944

IWM caption : 25-pdrs of 430th Battery, 55th Field Regiment, near Hechtel in Belgium, firing in support of Guards Armoured Division in the bridgehead over the Maas-Schelde (Meuse-Escaut) Canal.

The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was the first Allied troops to land in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden -- the largest airborne operation in history.

Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, walks with a Dutch local before a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare. Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, walks with a Dutch local before a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, stand during mass at a church in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The church service was part of an observance marking the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

The 82nd Airborne Division patch stands in sharp focus during mass at a church in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The church service was part of an observance marking the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, place a wreath during a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, pose with dutch re-enactors prior to a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, speaks during a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors salute during a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors stand at the position of parade rest prior to a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, speaks during a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare.

82nd Airborne Division during Market Garden

US Army paratroopers are dropped near Grave, Netherlands while livestock graze near gliders that landed earlier. This was the beginning of Operation Market Garden during World War II, which resulted in heavy Allied losses.

A Bren Gun Carrier (Universal/Windsor) brings in a batch of German prisoners during 158 Brigade's attack. 158 Brigade (53 Division) was tasked to cross the Escaut Canal near Lommel in order to continue the advance into Holland. The Brigade's night attack was launched on 17 - 18 September 1944 and met fierce resistance from the German parachutist defenders. Comment: this is Universal Carrier. Pibwl 21:51, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to Dutch civilians during the advance of 11th Armoured Division in Holland, 22 September 1944. A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to Dutch civilians during the advance of 11th Armoured Division in Holland, 22 September 1944.

A convoy of Allied lorries under enemy artillery and mortar fire on the road between Son and Eindhoven, Holland, 20 September 1944. In the foreground American paratroopers shelter in a ditch. A convoy of lorries under enemy artillery and mortar fire on the road between Son and Eindhoven, 20 September 1944. In the foreground American paratroopers shelter in a ditch.

A fleet of Allied aircraft flies overhead as paratroopers of the Allied Airborne Command float groundward in the invasion of the Netherlands, still another step towards the liberation of Europe. September 17, 1944. Tischler, Air Transport Command. (Army) NARA FILE #: 111-SC-210047 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1065

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A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherlands) guides British troops to German positions near Valkenswaard, 25 September 1944. A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherland) helps British troops 'winkle out' stray Germans, near Valkenswaard, 25 September 1944.