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Cimmerian OP: Market Garden

Event Details

Time: October 16, 2010 all day
Location: To be Announced.
Website or Map: http://www.cimmerians.org/op-…
Event Type: cimmarions, event, op
Organized By: Komissar / Cimmerians
Latest Activity: Oct 8, 2010

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This event is hosted by the Cimmerians.
You must be registered on the Cimmerian site and be at least 18 years old.

DATE: October 16th, 2010

LOCATION: TBA

GENRE: WW2 - Market Garden

BRIEFING:On the 17th of September 1944 The first allied paratroops to arrive were the 21st Independent Parachute Company at 12.40 pm, who marked the landing zones for the gliders and parachutists in advance of the main landings. The landings were largely unopposed and the battalions formed up in good order ready to carry out their tasks by 2.45 pm. Whilst the Air-landing Brigade moved into defensive positions around the landing zones, the 1st Parachute Brigade prepared to head east toward the bridges, with Lathbury and his HQ Company following Frost on Lion route. Although some jeeps of the reconnaissance squadron were lost on the flight over, the company formed up in good strength and moved off along Leopard route.[35]

The Germans were unprepared for the landings and initially thrown into confusion. Model, erroneously assuming that the paratroopers had come to capture him, fled his headquarters at the Hartenstein hotel in Oosterbeek and went to Bittrich's headquarters east of Arnhem at Doetinchem where he took personal control of the battle.[40] The 10th SS Division was sent south to respond to the American landings at Nijmegen and defend the "island" - the polder between the Lower Rhine and Waal rivers, whilst the 9th would defend Arnhem.
WW2 Battle of Arnhem.

Time to start watching your Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers again!

Give 'em hell boys!

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Comment by Sproket on October 8, 2010 at 9:03pm: Cool. Would be great to see you out there. we could fight on the same side?

Comment by Komissar on October 8, 2010 at 12:12pm: My schedule has changed and my day is now open. Checking resources, . . .

Comment by Sproket on September 30, 2010 at 2:33pm: It was Hubris - and just that the Jolly Brit aristocratic generals wanted fame - old world warfare.

Comment by Komissar on September 21, 2010 at 8:12pm: We did well taking Eindhoven and Nijmegen with some help from the locals. It wasn't until we relied upon the British ground forces to move fast enough to meet up and secure Arnhem that it failed. Probably stopped to have tea or something.
"Hell's Highway" might be another fun one to see.

Comment by SCRAMBLE on September 21, 2010 at 4:19pm: Was a FAIL.

Comment by Sproket on September 19, 2010 at 10:18pm: Market Garden is the battle in A Bridge Too Far.

Comment by Komissar on September 1, 2010 at 9:24am: Sproket: You know something about this OP? :)

Comment by Sproket on August 31, 2010 at 11:35pm: I strongly recommend watching 'A Bridge Too Far' - about Market Garden. All-star cast, one of, or THE, last great epic war movies.