Battle for Arnhem.... (1 Viewer)

[panda1gen]

You can feel for the locals with the emotional turmoil they must have been experiencing with the rapid changing events and the fact they were at the mercy of any outcome. Always amazes me Kevin, how you are able to continually source the figures and vehicles to align with the narrative. Robin.

Thank you Robin, very kind. It is sad just posting these kind of tales, but war is unforgiving.

As for the photos, I have been doing it for 20 years and have a few spare.

German troops set off towards Wolfheze, leaving two wounded soldiers to attempt to swap stories.

 

[panda1gen]

Page	Date	Arnhem Thread Contents
73	18 Sept 1944	Brief overview of US Paras positions and 2nd lift.
73	18 Sept 1944	British VIII and XII Corps forge bridgeheads across Meuse-Escaut Canal – heavy fighting.
73	19 Sept 1944	With the arrival of Panzer-Kompanie Mielke on the 19th September 1944, coordinated combined arms attacks could be employed against the British forces at the bridge. AFVs and infantry worked close together and would blast British strong points. Kampfgruppe Knaust would employ everything in their arsenal including small arms, MGs, Panzerfausts and Panzers to remove the ‘Red Devils' from the bridge.
73	19 Sept 1944	At 4:30 a.m., before dawn, the 1st Parachute Brigade began its attack towards Arnhem Bridge, with the 1st Battalion leading supported by remnants of the 3rd Battalion, with the 2nd South Staffordshires on the 1st Battalion's left flank and the 11th Battalion following beaten off with heavy losses.
73	19 Sept 1944	Frost under pressure with shortage of ammo – especially PIAT bombs. SS Sturmbannführer Brinkmann and Major Knausts’ units ceaselessly bombarded Frost at the bridge.
		I have tried to create an index of this thread, it is going slowly at the moment, but here is another installment with the page reference on the 'new' thread. Eventually, if I ever finish it I shall try to post the the whole together.