The 82nd Airborne’s Costliest Mission – Waal River Crossing

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Operation Market Garden aimed to end WWII by Christmas, with Allied paratroopers and British tanks capturing key bridges in the Netherlands. Despite heroic efforts like the dangerous Waal River crossing, logistical delays and fierce German resistance led to the operation's ultimate failure, though its legacy of sacrifice endures today.

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Further Reading:
“Battle of Nijmegen.” Military-history.fandom.com. https://military-history.fandom.com/w...

Bos, Jan. “Battle of Nijmegen Bridge: Taking the Crossings over the Waal.” WarfareHistoryNetwork.com. 2011. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/art...

Barrett, Claire and JD Simkins. “‘When in doubt, lash out’: The 82nd Airborne’s crossing of the Waal River, 76 years later.” MilitaryTimes.com. September 30, 2019. https://www.militarytimes.com/off-dut...

Beevor, Anthony The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II. (New York: Viking, 2018). Pages 211-213, 218-219.

Ryan, Cornelius. A Bridge Too Far. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974). Pages 285 431-433, 460, 476-477

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