A Bridge Too Far: The Failed Jeep Attack At Arnhem

The road bridge at Arnhem was to be taken in a Race to the Bridge by the Reconnaissance Squadron. However after barely 2 miles from their drop zone they ran into a German Ambush.

In this video, we are going to follow the men from the fields where they landed to the point where tragedy struck. Then we will look at the Germans in the Ambush. Who were they, where did they come from and, most importantly, why were they there.

It is a long video, shot at multiple locations with a lot of background information, so sit back and enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00 At the dropzone
01:36 Pathfinders
02:56 Gliders arrive
04:48 Parachute landings
05:46 Gliders on D+2
06:10 Unloading Gliders
07:24 Recce squadron RV
08:12 Recce squadron tasks
09:33 Recce route
09:48 Wolfheze level crossing
11:42 Lt Bucknall up front
12:34 Ambushed
14:58 Lt Bucknall's jeep
16:58 No 16 section
17:55 Private Simms
18:35 First burial site
20:34 Sepp Krafft - Tafelberg hotel
22:10 Feldmarschall Model
23:00 Krafft HQ - Hotel Wolfheze
23:54 The blocking line
25:27 Disrupting the plans
26:54 Ambush - German perspective
29:06 The Culvert
30:27 Queripel VC
31:25 Oosterbeek CWGC Cemetery
32:15 Recce graves

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Sources used for this video:

Arnhem 1944 - Martin Middlebrook
Arnhem A Few Vital Hours - Scott Revell
Een andere kijk op de slag om Arnhem - Peter Berends
It never snows in September - Robert Kershaw
Roll of Honour - J.Q. Hey
Operation Market Garden Then and Now - Karel Magry
Arnhem - The Landing Grounds and Oosterbeek - Frank Steer
Unit diaries courtesy of the Pegasus Archives

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