EERDE, Netherlands — American airborne troops stormed out of their helicopters and took cover in some of the same fields where Allied troops took on the Nazis 80 years ago in a valiant attempt to ...

In September 1944, the Allies launched the largest airborne assault in history—Operation Market Garden—with dreams of ending the war by Christmas. But hubris, flawed intel, and stiff German resistance ...

Paratroopers from the Dutch Air Mobile Brigade and 12 other NATO nations took part in a series of jumps over Ginkel Heath, watched by a small group of World War II veterans and some 60,000 spectators.

ARNHEM, Netherlands — According to historians, several key factors, including inclement weather and ill-placed drop zones, threatened the Allied forces’ success during the 1944 Operation Market Garden ...

Operation Market Garden – the 80th anniversary of which takes place over September 17-25 – has gone down in history as a strategic failure. The brainchild of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, this ...

WIESBADEN, Germany – Approximately 100 U.S. Army Soldiers from European-based units and two contiguous U.S.-based units participated in commemorative events honoring the 81st anniversary of Operation ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — This week marked the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, a pivotal World War II battle that led to over 11,000 allied force deaths and preceded the Battle of the Bulge.

GINKEL HEATH, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation ...