By Zanny Teddy Joseph and Ishaan httpsmyoutubecomwatchvyECT0n1kqo Thesis In an attempt to end the war before Christmas Allied forces tried to combine air forces and ground troops to secure key bridges on the Rhine River and infiltrate Ruhr the industrial core of Germany A lack o ID: 360316
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Operation Market Garden
By: Zanny, Teddy, Joseph, and Ishaan
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yE_CT0n1kqoSlide2
Thesis:
In an attempt to end the war before Christmas, Allied forces tried to combine air forces and ground troops to secure key bridges on the Rhine River and infiltrate Ruhr, the industrial core of Germany. A lack of coordination between American and British troops coupled with inferior weaponry for the paratroopers caused the operation to fail. In the aftermath of the Allied failure, Germany tightened its grip on the Netherlands, and cut off their food supply--directly leading to the Dutch Winter Hunger. Additionally, it would take time for the Allies to successfully capture the Rhine, extending the war for four more months. Slide3
Goals:
catapult forces over major boundaries in Holland
specifically the Rhine River
Pass Siegfried line
infiltrate Ruhr, the industrial heartland of Germany
secure key bridges on the Rhine River leading to Germany
use a combination of air and ground troops to accomplish this
End the war before ChristmasSlide4
Leaders:
Allies: Field Marshal
Bernard MontgomerySlide5
Leaders:
Germany: Generalfeldmarschall
Walter ModelSlide6
Allies 101st took off sunday september 17th, hitting their landing zones and securing four bridges in the area.
Timeline
508th battalion was unable to secure their bridge and was met with heavy resistance.
British paratroopers are intercepted by the SS, but are successful with securing part of Arnhem bridge. however they are met with heavy resistance.
Monday 18th british troopers fight their way through german forces and connect with the 101st airborne.
September 17th British are forced to give up the Arnhem bridge to germans.
September 22nd, Polish paratroopers drop to reinforce the british forces.
September 25th, British and Polish troops retreat across the river and connect with the XXX allied troops.
September 25th, 6000 allied troops taken prisoner and 1,000 are dead
September 27th, Arnhem is surrendered. South of Arnhem Allies forces hold their ground, and 3,500 more casualties are sustained after the next few months.Slide7
Group of German soldiers who were taken prisoner in Nijmegen by American paratroopers of the 82nd US Airborne divisionSlide8
Allied paratroopers during Operation Market Garden Slide9
Battle Map
http://www.rememberseptember44.com/plan4b.htmSlide10
Possible Reasons for Failure:
Lack of coordination between American and British troops, somewhat due to problems with radios
Heavily armed German troops stationed in Arnhem that the Allies were unaware of
Paratroopers were very lightly armed
German opposition outmanned and outgunned the Allied paratroopers
Bad weatherSlide11
Results and Effects
Complete and utter failure
Did NOT end the war, it raged on for months after
Allies: 17,000 casualties
Germans: 15,000 casualties
Russia ended up infiltrating Germany firstSlide12
Dutch ‘Hunger Winter’
Dutch railway strikes to make it hard for Germans to do supplies
made problems for Germans, but also food shortages in the Netherlands
German military take control of railway
cuts off food and supplies to Netherlands
Known as Hunger Winter, and it lasted until the end of the war
Over 18,000 Dutch died in the winterSlide13
Children looking for food during the ‘Hunger Winter’ of 1944.Slide14
Civilians standing in line for a soup kitchen during the ‘Hunger Winter’ of 1944.Slide15
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