69th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Ummm...I think the British and Polish paras got a tad more screwed, at least the American paras were able to link up with XXX Corps, the British and Polish were stuck at Arnhem, the 'bridge too far'.

A thousand pardons. Not minimizing anyones roles, just saying as a whole it was a disaster.

I spoke on Americans, because that is what I know. I know our boys landed, undermanned and under equipped, fighting tanks.

We did our best. (we failed to reach Arnhem to relieve them)

Arnhem, yeah.

If allied control did not overbite, then that would not have happened.

Market garden failed when it forced paras to fight tank regiments, under the guise of fighting old men and boys,.

I wish not to minimize anyones role in the operation, it was a joint op, my apologies.