Market Garden 80: A Bridge Too Far? (Part 5)

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger Podcasts

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In a meanwhile adventure spanning across the bridge, the town and the woods of Arnhem - Al Murray and James Holland track in forensic detail the 18th and 19th September 1944. As things unravel, we begin to question whether the whole campaign was doomed from the start? Join us as we explore the triumphs and tragedies of one of World War 2's most famous battles, immortalised in the 1977 epic 'A Bridge Too Far' - Operation Market Garden. A Goalhanger Production Produced by Joey McCarthy Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ to watch our livestreams, get earlybird tickets and our weekly newsletter - packed with deals. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.0	And so the Graf and Nymigan bridges were captured as ordered.
1:07.0	Also the High Ground was captured and held.
1:09.0	A very marginal performance and one that will not be duplicated in this war.
1:14.6	The perfect airborne show.
1:17.7	Tucker crossed the wall at 1500 on D-plus 3 and by nightfall the bridge was ours.
1:24.0	Vanderfort with the 2nd Battalion 505 took this end.
1:28.0	In this final effort we were aided by the Guards' armoured Division.
1:32.0	The Irish Guards assisted Tucker in clearing out the bowling
1:35.2	point. One battalion of Grenadier Guards were made available to the Division as a reserve.
1:40.0	The situation was very critical. Repeated attacks up until about four days ago
1:44.8	have been made against the division position all without success.
1:48.4	The latest have been very costly to the German.
1:51.4	My relations with the British have been most satisfactory.
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