World War II - Operation Market Garden
Time: Tuesday Sep 26, 1944
Place: Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem corridor, Netherlands
Details: An attempt to advance into northern Germany spearheaded by a major airborne operation in the Netherlands failed. Operation Market Garden was a failed military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.
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