Two whole divisions of men to land behind heavily fortified enemy positions, separated from their allies by the mighty Rhine river and completely cut-off and surrounded... What could possibly go wrong?
You are right. More than 6000 men lost their live in this operation. The allied troops landed in an area full of intact german troops. This german units shot an enourmus number of allied parachutes like "slow doves". And 5 miles away there was no comparible defense by german troops ...
I would like to add somthing positive to this, but can't seem to manage anything positive or civil! So I will just say...... BULL SHIT!!! This HUGE operation was never needed nor well planned and you can blame both sides for that, hell, they could have crossed almost anywhere and not have lost so many lives!
All the members of "operation varsity" weren`t heroes... only "stay alived" in a failed plan thousands of men had to pay for...
Johanneshage 9 months ago
@jcwwwing
You are right. More than 6000 men lost their live in this operation. The allied troops landed in an area full of intact german troops. This german units shot an enourmus number of allied parachutes like "slow doves". And 5 miles away there was no comparible defense by german troops ...
Johanneshage 9 months ago
@phillippatterson1
The British 1th Airborne ande the Polish brigade were dropped near Arnhem in 1944...not the 6th :-)
eppewillem 11 months ago
I'm suprised that there was anybody left in the British 6th airborne after Market/Garden?
phillippatterson1 1 year ago
I would like to add somthing positive to this, but can't seem to manage anything positive or civil! So I will just say...... BULL SHIT!!! This HUGE operation was never needed nor well planned and you can blame both sides for that, hell, they could have crossed almost anywhere and not have lost so many lives!
jccwwwing
jcwwwing 1 year ago