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In case bridges were demolished by the Germans, XXX Corps had plans to rebuild them. Plans were made to seize bridges across all these obstacles nearly simultaneously – any failure to do so could result in serious delay or even defeat. There were six major water obstacles between the XXX Corps' jumping-off point and the objective of the north bank of the Nederrijn: the Wilhelmina Canal at Son en Breugel 100 feet (30 m) wide the Zuid-Willems Canal at Veghel 80 feet (20 m) the Maas River at Grave 800 feet (240 m) the Maas-Waal Canal 200 feet (60 m) the Waal River at Nijmegen 850 feet (260 m) and the Nederrijn at Arnhem 300 feet (90 m). In early autumn this meant that observation would be seriously restricted. Dikes tended to be topped by trees or large bushes, and roads and paths were lined with trees. The ground on either side of the highway was in places too soft to support tactical vehicle movement and there were numerous dikes and drainage ditches. Highway 69 (later nicknamed "Hell's Highway") leading through the planned route was two lanes wide, partly raised above a surrounding flat terrain of polder or floodplain.

7.4 Subsequent combat in the NetherlandsĪ World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from Sept.

7.2 Debate on Allied strategy and tactics.

4.6.1 Link-up between the Poles and XXX Corps.

4.6 Day 6: Friday, 22 September ("Black Friday").

4.5.2 Remainder of Polish paratroopers enter the battle.

However, it failed to secure a bridgehead over the Rhine, with the advance being halted at the river. Although the largest airborne operation of the war up to that point, Market Garden's ultimate outcome remains debated: The operation succeeded in liberating the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Nijmegen along with many towns, and limited V-2 rocket launching sites. The airborne operation was planned and undertaken by the First Allied Airborne Army with the land operation by XXX Corps of the British Second Army. and British airborne forces ( Market) followed by land forces swiftly following over the bridges ( Garden). This was to be achieved by two sub-operations: Seizing nine bridges with combined U.S. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the River Rhine, creating an Allied invasion route into northern Germany. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.