80 Years Ago On This Day Operation Market Garden

[Deadstick]

On this day 80 years ago thousands of allied airborne forces dropped in the Arnhem area by parachute and Glider to try and take the Bridges over the lower Rhine it was known as operation Market Garden it became a Bridge too far, i have visited the area many times over the years but when i was there last September was probably my last visit very few vets alive now who i enjoyed meeting, but i have a live stream from Dutch TV so will be watching events from Arnhem live.

 

[Muhammed]

Eisenhower was one psychopath motherfucker.

 

[rampart]

On this day 80 years ago thousands of allied airborne forces dropped in the Arnhem area by parachute and Glider to try and take the Bridges over the lower Rhine it was known as operation Market Garden it became a Bridge too far, i have visited the area many times over the years but when i was there last September was probably my last visit very few vets alive now who i enjoyed meeting, but i have a live stream from Dutch TV so will be watching events from Arnhem live.

a bridge too far.

 

[1srelluc]

 

[Cellblock2429]

Eisenhower was one psychopath motherfucker.

/----/ But Ike was OUR psychopath motherfucker,

 

[rightwinger]

Eisenhower was one psychopath motherfucker.

That was Montgomerys plan

 

[Sunni Man]

Operation Market Garden was the brain child of British Field Marshal Montgomery.
Allied Supreme Commander Eisenhower and his staff were against Montgomery's plan and thought it was reckless and unworkable.
But Gen. Montgomery was a political animal and had Churchill and other high ranking British officials backing his plan.
So finally Gen. Eisenhower, under intense political pressure, caved and gave Gen. Montgomery the go ahead to implement Operation Market Garden.
Which turned out to be a total disaster.
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[rightwinger]

Operation Market Garden was the brain child of British Field Marshal Montgomery.
Allied Supreme Commander Eisenhower and his staff were against Montgomery's plan and thought it was reckless and unworkable.
But Gen. Montgomery was a political animal and had Churchill and other high ranking British officials backing his plan.
So finally Gen. Eisenhower, under intense political pressure, caved and gave Gen. Montgomery the go ahead to implement Operation Market Garden.
Which turned out to be a complete disaster.

The problem with the plan was that it “could” work if executed exactly. Meaning every bridge
But it had no margin for error and error would be catastrophic

 

[Hellokitty]

Great actors and I love old movies just never was interested in ones about the war. This movie might be more interesting now I know what it's about beyond being a war movie.

 

[1srelluc]

 

[Deadstick]

That was Montgomerys plan

Yes it was, on paper it was brilliant problem was the ground operation spearheaded by the Guards Armoured Div just one main highway they were to advance on from Belgium, the British also ignored intelligence from the Dutch underground that there were two SS divisions in the area, the rest is history.

 

[Muhammed]

That was Montgomerys plan

Was Montgomery's plan to have Ike drop acid and destroy the cork floor of the Oval Office with his golf cleats?

 

[rightwinger]

Was Montgomery's plan to have Ike drop acid and destroy the cork floor of the Oval Office with his golf cleats?

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[AZrailwhale]

The problem with the plan was that it “could” work if executed exactly. Meaning every bridge
But it had no margin for error and error would be catastrophic

I think that the only way Garden could have worked would have been to be commanded by a general like Haig that was totally immune to concerns over casualties. He would have to order the armored units to push past opposition at all costs ignoring casualties. No British unit of late WWII could afford to do that because the Commonwealth was down to its last army.

 

[Muhammed]

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A bit of White House trivia. Eisenhower was an avid golfer. The oval office had a cork floor. He tore apart that floor with his golf cleats.