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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
    I do hate the term "A Bridge too Far" because without an attempt to capture the bridge at Arnhem there would have been little point to the whole operation, Market Garden.
    As I understand it the term was originated by General Fredrick 'Boy' Browning, who led I Airborne from Nijmegen.



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