Worse than Market Garden? Was this Operation Necessary?

Operation Varsity dropped 16.000 men just east of the Rhine in support of the Allied Rhine crossings in March 1945. Although planners had learned from the experiences of previous airborne attacks, the operation resulted in about 3000 casualties and plenty of debate.

Video C-46 Commando:    • C-46 Commando: In Defense of a Deathtrap  
Video RTH:    • Monty's Gamble: Allied Rhine Crossing 1945  

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Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Operation Varsity
00:43 - Planning & Improvements
04:40 - The attack
05:54 - The drops
07:10 - Disaster: C-46 Commando
08:14 -Ground combat
09:10 - Glider assault (Airlanding) and supply drops
10:40 - The casualties
11:48 - Controversy and debate
12:53 - Recommendations
13:30 - Outro
14:36 - Hamminkeln

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