OPERATION MARKET GARDEN (PT 1) #1 (of 442) LISTENER FAV- A BRIDGE TOO FAR BEST OF 1001 HEROES

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 108 minutes

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These two episodes, part one and two, were the #1 most listened to episodes of the 442 we've done so far at 1001 Heroes. I have added some reminisces at the top and the rest remains unedited. Footnotes: .OPERATION MARKETGARDEN (PT I): A BRIDGE TOO FAR...The two part story of a bold plan to strike the heart of Germany by dropping 36,000 British, Canadian, Polish, and American paratroopers in German controlled Holland in Sept 1944. Dedicated to the men who never made it back, this story doesn't pull any punches as to the command elements who screwed up through a combination of poor planning and in some cases, very likely sabotage. This is an incredible story of heroism on the part of the men who fought and liberated the south of Holland in the process. Recommended: A Bridge Too Far (Movie ) 1977 Part One: Field Marshall Montgomery devises a bold and desperate plan to drop 36,000 men behind German lines and Eisenhower reluctantly agrees. The plan is full of holes from the beginning, as intelligence is ignored and the wrong men are appointed for a few critical command positions. Finally, Sept 17th arrives and a 90 mile long, 3 mile wide armada of planes and wooden gliders take off from 24 air bases in England as the mission begins. It is the largest single day air drop in recorded history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Here is the first of our one thousand one heroes best of series and this two
0:06.1	episode story is the most listen to one heroes podcast we have. In 2017 I came across this story while researching World War II and I'd already known a little bit about it, but I wanted to know more.
0:18.0	It's not talked about a lot because the plan failed. The idea was audacious to drop 36,000 British, Canadian, Polish, and
0:27.5	American paratroops in German-controlled Holland and strike at the heart of Germany in September of 1944.
0:34.0	During the research for this story, I re-watched the excellent movie A Bridge Too Far
0:40.0	and came across British historian and radio host Tony Gosling's interview
0:44.1	with one of the American heroes of the 82nd Infantry who was there.
0:47.6	I contacted Tony and he gave me the okay to use the interview here.
0:51.8	Both Part 1 and 2 are really good World War 2 history that
0:56.3	will put you in the heart of the conflict. I was not surprised at all when I pulled
1:00.5	the numbers and this story came up as number one listener favorite of
1:04.9	442 1001 Hero's stories. I'm launching both part one and two this Friday at 12 a.m. midnight with Part 2 first so that they fall in proper order
1:16.6	for you to enjoy over the weekend. Thanks for being great fans. Look for more Best Of
1:21.9	stories at our other one thousand one shows. Oh and I'll bet you're
1:26.1	wondering what the top ten one-hero's favorites are. You'll just have to tune in on
1:30.7	Fridays to find out. And now our story begins.
1:37.0	I finally got sent away I think for a remark which turned out to be oddly prophetic because our general
1:44.8	who was a very dashing figure called boy brining said to Prince Bernard at the Netherlands
1:49.7	that the Allied forces were going to advance into Germany over a cartage of airborne troops.
1:56.0	And I said to our chief of staff, I wonder if they're going to be alive or dead airborne troops.
2:01.0	This didn't go well at all. So everybody decided them that they had enough and I got sent away. I asked if I could stay just as an ordinary officer in the operation. They said no.
2:12.0	Everyone said, the British took too much time coming up that highway.
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