28 March 2025 Garand Picture of the Day

[Flying10uk]

What if the Brits had use their gliders again at Arnhem and landed them close to the bridge and on the far side?

We did land on the far side of the river, both paratroops and gliders. Unfortunately the areas chosen as suitable for drop zones and landing zones for gliders proved to be too far from the bridge due to intense opposition. The Poles landed on the near side but were delayed by fog in England.

When the order came to withdraw my own relative had to swim the river and he had swim part of the way underwater because he was being shot at.