Illustration
A photograph of British glider planes landed near Arnhem in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden in the Second World War (1939-45). The operation, carried out in September 1944, aimed to take several important bridges across the Rhine River but failed in its main objectives. (Imperial War Museums)
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Museums, I. W. (2025, February 25). British Gliders, Operation Market Garden. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20097/british-gliders-operation-market-garden/
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Museums, Imperial War. "British Gliders, Operation Market Garden." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 25, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20097/british-gliders-operation-market-garden/.
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