| Welcome to Remember September '44! |
To live in the hearts of those who love us
and are left behind is not die
and are left behind is not die
On 17 September 1944 thousands of paratroopers descended from the sky by parachute or glider up to 150 km behind enemy lines. Their goal: to secure the bridges across the rivers in Holland so that the Allied army could advance rapidly northwards and turn right into the lowlands of Germany, hereby skirting around the Siegfried line, the German defence line. If all carried out as planned it should have ended the war by Christmas 1944.
Unfortunately this daring plan, named Operation Market Garden, didn't have the expected outcome. The bridge at Arnhem proved to be 'a bridge too far'. After 10 days of bitter fighting the operation ended with the evacuation of the remainder of the 1st British Airborne Division from the Arnhem area.
This website tells the complete story of this historical operation and is a tribute to all those men who fought and died in September 1944.
For those who want to read the complete story of operation Market Garden a guided tour has been set up. By following this guided tour you will automatically go through the pages covering the events preceding Market Garden, a day-by-day battle report and the aftermath of the operation. Please note that the guided tour does not cover the whole website.
Of course, you can also browse through the site by using the navigation menu on the left.
Enjoy your visit.
Roel Kerkhoff, the author
Roel Kerkhoff, the author
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