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Why a Bridge Was Too Far
Parachuting behind enemy lines Frost and his men had the job to secure the crucial Arnhem Bridge. Despite overwhelming odds and fierce German resistance, Frost’s leadership and unwavering ...
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the battle for the bridge at Arnhem – of such strategic importance that both sides were desperate to hold it. This was a pivotal moment in the final phase ...
Around 100 Veterans have met in London to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Arnhem. The battle was the British 1st Airborne Division's assault on the massive road bridge ...
The Battle of Primosole Bridge in Sicily was a vital success for the Allies but it has been 'overshadowed' by attention given to the Battle of Arnhem THE amazing story of the first "Bridge Too Far ...
The ultimate sacrifice of a soldier who jumped in front of a grenade to save a mother and her son has been revealed 75 years later. Private Albert Willingham gave his life during the Battle of ...
They were for veterans of the parachute landings that launched the celebrated but doomed battle to take the bridge that crosses the Rhine at Arnhem and hasten the end of the Second World War.
An estimated 1,130 paratroopers were killed and another 6,450 captured during the ill-fated bid to capture Arnhem bridge. Meanwhile, the prince visited British troops in Germany on Friday who are ...
75 years later, graphic images have emerged of the infamous Battle of Arnhem that was memorialised in the Hollywood movie 'A Bridge Too Far' 75 years after the infamous Battle of Arnhem ...