1944 ⟶ Operation Market Garden Begins
Operation Market Garden, the attempted liberation of Arnhem ...
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1940
1944
1945
🇩🇪 Hitler Orders Plans for Operation Sea Lion
Hitler orders preparation of plans for invasion of Britain, code-named Operation Sea Lion.⟶
Operation Sea LionInvasion PlansBattle of BritainMilitary StrategyGermanyWestern Front
🪖 Operation Market Garden Begins
Operation Market Garden, the attempted liberation of Arnhem and turning of the German flank begins.⟶
Western FrontNetherlandsAirborne OperationArnhemAlliesGermanyLogisticsFailed OffensiveMilitary Strategy
🤕 Arnhem Withdrawal: Operation Market Garden Fails
British troops pull out of Arnhem with the failure of Operation Market Garden. Over 6,000 paratroopers are captured; of the British 1st Airborne Division, just under 8,000 of the 10,005 paratroopers are declared casualties, a staggering 80% loss.⟶
Western FrontNetherlandsOperation Market GardenArnhemBritish ArmyParatroopersFailed OffensiveMilitary DefeatWorld War II
🚢 Allies Launch Operation Infatuate at Walcheren Island
"Operation Infatuate", an Allied attempt to free the approaches to Antwerp begins; amphibious landings take place on Walcheren Island.⟶
Western FrontOperation InfatuateWalcheren IslandAmphibious AssaultAntwerpLogisticsAllied ForcesNetherlands
🌉 US Forces Capture Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen
The Battle of Remagen: When German troops fail to dynamite the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine, the U.S. First Army captures the bridge and begins crossing the river. The Army also takes Cologne, Germany.⟶
GermanyUnited StatesWestern FrontBattle of RemagenBridge CaptureMilitary StrategyLogisticsRhine River