A Bridge Too Far Part 1

In September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy invasion, the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden, a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the War by invading Germany and smashing the Riech's war plants.
However a combination of battlefield politics, faulty intelligence, bad luck and worse weather led to disaster.

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[ross79745]

I MAY UPLOAD THIS WHOLE MOVIE IN HD AND WIDESCREEN. THUMBS UP IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT!!! :D

[14067913]

Something that is never considered in the Patton/Montgomery argument is that Patton commanded the American 3rd Army; Montgomery commanded the 21st Army GROUP. They were completely different ranks and had different responsibilities. The British equivalent of Patton was Dempsey (who - never heard of him!!) the commander of the British 2nd Army.

To state that an army group was competing for supplies with one army is ridiculous.

[keepeiretidy1916]

Thank you for posting the whole movie, really appreciate it.

[555paint]

@kentamitchell again dont know how his mom fits into anything i said but it is interesting he wasnt on good terms with his mom...maybe that explains a lot. I know he had a relationship with a young boy in his retirement that many people felt was odd.

[555paint]

@ryoushii Em maybe. When the Emperor addressed the Japanese people for the first time ever...to announce the surrender he said it was because of one thing and one thing only: the enemy (USA) had developed and used a terrible new weapon--A Bomb. He DID NOT mention the Russian declaration of war or the Red Army in Manchuria at all.

[kentamitchell]

@555paint Monty did NOT have a good relationship with his mum- so bad that he did not attend her funeral.

[555paint]

@kentamitchell Yes nearly all American commanders,,,some like Gavin liked Monty and said so in his memoirs--said Monty was the most professional soldier of the war he had met..others like Clark learned how to handle Monty and didnt have the kind of conflicts others did with him. So by nearly I meant like 90 percent but it is worth noting a small number got on with him albeit very small. I dont get the part about his mother--dont know what you mean

[kentamitchell]

@555paint "nrly"???

There are people who opine that Montgomery was an absolutely despicable human being....but let's leave Monty's mother out of this!

[gwiazdozbiorCentaura]

Want to find out more about gen. Sosabowski and his brigade? Watch 'The General's Honour' on YT.

[555paint]

@14067913 Hodges, Patch, etc and obviously Bradley all commanded bigger armies than Patton's 3rd amry yet for the american public--Patton and 3rd army was it...to the annoyance of a lot of other American commanders I might add. The fact that few people even knew who the other American commander were says it all even though the others had larger commands. So in that sense the narrator is correct.

[555paint]

@14067913 I might add that the Germans regarded Patton as the American general as well--as the movie/book states--rightly or wrongly. As far as they were concerned there was no one else.

[555paint]

@14067913 They had different ranks and levels of command but you are missing the crucial factor of public perception--the American public regarded Patton (rightly or wrongly) as the American general at least in the field even though nearly ever other 3 and 4 star commanded bigger armies. Plenty of American generals werent happy about that either--the public perception. Besides the narrator didnt have to single out Patton anyways--Monty was widely disliked by nrly all American commanders.