On this day in history: Operation Market Garden More than 90,000 paratroopers and ground forces pushed through the Netherlands in a two-part operation; Market - airborne and Garden - ground forces, to gain control over key bridges. U.S. Army video by KeSean Johnson | U.S. Army

Operation Market Garden was the largest airborne operation that contained two sub-missions fought in the Netherlands from September 17 to September 25, 1944. The airborne operation "Market" included the 101st Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne Division, the British 1st Airborne Division, and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade. Their objective was to capture key bridges allowing the ground operation "Garden" to secure the bridges and push forward. The 101st Historian describes the operati

101st Airborne WWII Footage - Market Garden