OT: Operation Market Garden 70 years anniversary

[DutchEdwin]

I Went to see the 70 anniversary of WWll operation market garden last month. I visited the para jump at the Ginkelse Heide where it happened 70 years ago.

 

Very impressive to see. Watch and enjoy.

para jump from the dakota's https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3x_R-OoAEMQ

and a tour of military vehicles on the same route Hells Highway that was done 70 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rL9GiRwvRCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uJNYwM4thJU

 

PS, I've heard that the world largest stock of spare parts of these cars and trucks is in the Netherlands.

There is also a film made of this operation : a bridge to far.

Edited October 14, 2014 by DutchEdwin

[plymouthcranbrook]

Whoda thunk that there would be enough WWII era vehicles left close enough to one place to make it possible to have a parade past one point lasting 1/2 an hour.  Great post.

[Todd B]

very cool

[DutchEdwin]

Whoda thunk that there would be enough WWII era vehicles left close enough to one place to make it possible to have a parade past one point lasting 1/2 an hour.  Great post.

Well...eh...this wasn't the only parade happening at that day / weekend. There were (what I've heard of) about 3 of them with sort of simular amount of vehicles.

[Dan Hiebert]

Maaaany years ago, I had the honor of doing one of those Market Garden memorial jumps when I was in the 82nd Airborne Division.  They wouldn't let us jump out of the C-47s back then, tho.   

[1940plymouth]

I had a couple fb friends from the Netherlands post photos of the Market Garden parades, some neat photos to look at and lots and I mean lots of WW Two military vehicles