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Post by Der Kaiserreich on Feb 20, 2017 0:43:29 GMT
What do you think of Operation Market Garden?
Admittedly I know very little about it, like why it was planned in the first place.
You can suggest more options.
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Post by stoic on Feb 20, 2017 2:05:31 GMT
"Battlefield" series are a very good introduction to WWII operations.
Also "Line of fire" series could be usefull.
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Post by stoic on Feb 20, 2017 2:12:03 GMT
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Post by best75 on Feb 20, 2017 3:11:30 GMT
If it had succeeded than they could have ended the war in europe that year so I say it was worth a shot
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Post by Suvorov on Feb 23, 2017 13:21:35 GMT
Montgomery and bold operations? Worst combination since toothpaste and orange juice.
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Post by stoic on Feb 23, 2017 14:25:05 GMT
Montgomery and bold operations? Worst combination since toothpaste and orange juice. I do not agree that toothpaste and orange juice are that bad :0) |
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Post by Imperial RomeBall on Feb 23, 2017 17:02:57 GMT
Montgomery and bold operations? Worst combination since toothpaste and orange juice. I do not agree that toothpaste and orange juice are that bad :0) When separate, sure. Did Canada have any major part in this campaign? I'd be more likely to support the effort, then attack it for killing my national ancestors. |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Feb 23, 2017 17:20:46 GMT
I do not agree that toothpaste and orange juice are that bad :0) When separate, sure. Did Canada have any major part in this campaign? I'd be more likely to support the effort, then attack it for killing my national ancestors. link to the Wikipedia page; en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden |
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Feb 23, 2017 17:21:15 GMT
I do not agree that toothpaste and orange juice are that bad :0) When separate, sure. Did Canada have any major part in this campaign? I'd be more likely to support the effort, then attack it for killing my national ancestors. Yes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden |
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Post by stoic on Feb 23, 2017 18:03:55 GMT
And again videos in this thread are not complete waste of time
:0) :0) :0)
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Post by NetherFreek on Mar 10, 2017 15:21:24 GMT
I do not agree that toothpaste and orange juice are that bad :0) When separate, sure. Did Canada have any major part in this campaign? I'd be more likely to support the effort, then attack it for killing my national ancestors. Yes, like Canada did a lot of things to help us in ww2 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 13:34:58 GMT
When separate, sure. Did Canada have any major part in this campaign? I'd be more likely to support the effort, then attack it for killing my national ancestors. Yes, like Canada did a lot of things to help us in ww2 What do you mean by 'us'? Iwant to know. If you don't want to tell then no problem (you know I am curious about it)  |
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Post by Mountbatten on Mar 20, 2017 14:09:50 GMT
Yes, like Canada did a lot of things to help us in ww2 What do you mean by 'us'? Iwant to know. If you don't want to tell then no problem (you know I am curious about it) He is Dutch and hails from the Netherlands. |
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Post by Ivan Kolev on Mar 20, 2017 21:18:27 GMT
Americans also served in Market Garden, not just the British and Canadians. Not to mention support by Polish volunteers and the Dutch resistance.
Market Garden if it succeeded could very well have meant an Allied push further and further east, potentially possibly even taking Berlin before the U.S.S.R. Due to tough German resistance and poor planning, however, the operation failed, which ultimately resulted in the Battle of the Bulge as the Germans saw the Allied defeat in Market Garden as a sign of Allied weakness. The Bulge would result in 100,000 American casualties, the most in any American combat operation.
On one hand, the offensive could have resulted in the prevention of the Soviets taking over Eastern Germany and Hell, possibly even Poland (But that's very wishful thinking). But, the offensive, when it failed, resulted in the German counterattack of the Bulge, which stalled Allied offensives eastward into Germany, allowing for the Soviets to begin driving westward further into Poland and Germany. It was a heavy gamble, one which ultimately didn't pay off well. I think that due to the potential of an Allied liberation of Germany and onward if the Operation had run smoothly did make it worth a shot.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 3:25:25 GMT
What do you mean by 'us'? Iwant to know. If you don't want to tell then no problem (you know I am curious about it) He is Dutch and hails from the Netherlands. Was Netherlands really in this operation? Or the allies entered Germany via Netherlands? It is my doubt. Please help. |
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