Parachutists commemorate 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II’s most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,
World War II's Operation Market Garden commemorated
Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Operation Market Garden. Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Operation Market Garden.
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Paratroopers from the Dutch Air Mobile Brigade and 12 other NATO nations took part in jumps watched by WWII veterans and about 60,000 spectators.
Daring but unsuccessful: Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary
Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,
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Britain's Princess Anne and hundreds of children laid flowers Sunday in memory of those who died 80 years ago during one of World War II's most audacious airborne operations: a plan to seize Dutch bridges and forge a path into Nazi Germany.
Hundreds of parachutists jump to mark WWII operation
Hundreds of parachutists on Saturday dropped down on a heath near the Dutch town of Ede, following in the footsteps of 2,000 Allied soldiers 80 years ago. This included the solemn reburial of two Allied soldiers who died at the time,
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