Issue 35 autumn 2022 - Flipbook - Page 86
Operation Market Garden
To coincide with the anniversary of Operation Market Garden on the 17th September, join
Derek Armitage at the Army Flying Museum in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, as he lifts the
veil on the largest airborne operation of the Second World War.
Entry to this fascinating talk on the 13th and 14th
September at 11am and 2pm is free and can be booked
online at www.armyflyingmuseum.com/what-s-on.
After the success of airborne operations during the
invasion of occupied France in the summer of 1944, the
Allied High Command turned their attention to crossing
the Rhine and entering Germany, an operation we now
know as ‘Market Garden’.
However, should visitors wish to view some of the types
of aircraft involved in Operation Market Garden, they
can do so by booking an additional ticket to the Museum
where they can see sections of Horsa, Hamilcar and
Hadrian military gliders.
In this fascinating talk, hear how the 1st Airborne
Division was composed, the objectives of the Operation,
and the heavy and desperate fighting, and losses, that
followed. Although it ultimately failed to achieve its
objectives, hear how the determination and courage
shown by the airborne troops, and the units that assisted
them, made Market Garden one of the Second World
War’s most famous battles.
Talks and lectures have become a key part of the
Museum’s programme since the successful launch of the
Lockdown Lecture series during the pandemic. A new
programme of lectures will soon be released for the
autumn and 2023 which will also be available through
live streaming.
Below, glider landings on Sept 17 1944.
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