September 25th 1944 The end of operation Market Garden

[Joris]

Arnhem

All day preparations are made for the evacuation which takes place this night. They plan to take only the walking wounded with them, the rest will have to be left behind. The medical staff volunteers to stay behind to take care of the wounded. During the night around 2400 man are evacuated, they are transported across the Rhine by British and Canadian Engineers who make dozens of trips across the Rhine. The Germans think another attempt to reinforce the perimeter is under way so they shell the crossing site. This takes the lives of many soldiers who managed to survive the operation until now.

 

The location of the evacutation, you see the Oosterbeek-Laag church which was also named Lonsdale church after the commander of the force that defended it. To the left of the church you see the house of Kate ter Horst, also known as the Angel of Arnhem.

 

Memorial remembering the evacuation and commemorating the actions of the British (260 and 563 Fd Coys) and Canadian (20 and 21st FD Coys) Royal Enigeers. (The real hero's of the night)

 

Eindhoven

In order to reopen the corridor the British 50th infantry division attacks up the corridor from Sint Oedenrode towards Veghel while the 506th PIR with the 44th Royal Tank Regiment attacks south from Veghel towards Sint Oedenrode. However, the Germans have dug in well and are not pushed off the road.

[private mw]

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[antarmike]

On the night of the 25th Canadian engineers crossed back and forth across the Rhine in strorm boats.

 

The supposed limits of the safe channel were marked by periodic bursts of tracer fire.

 

10,000 men had gone in. The Canadians brought out 2,163 men from the 1st Airborne. They also brought out 160 Poles and a further 75 men from the Dorchester regiment.

 

Left behind were 1,200 dead, and 6,642 wounded or missing.

 

Montgomery's gamble had failed. The War would not be over by Christmas.