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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War, fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a salient spanning 62 miles (100 km) into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine River), creating an Allied invasion route into northern Germany.

Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden · This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , it is in the public domain in the United States., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
17 Sept 1944 – 26 Sept 1944
Where
Netherlands
Era
Modern

Topics

Netherlands9 CE – todayKingdom of the Netherlands1772 – today

Before and after

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