During the collapse of th
During the collapse of this campaign, Roy Urquart lost communication with his "Red Devil" troops, who had landed in the middle of a panzer division. In this offensive, the British under Brian Horrocks intended to link the 1st airborne and XXX corps with the 101st and 82nd divisions of American paratroopers to seize bridges at Eindhoven, Grave, and Nijmegen. It was the last attempt to win the war by Christmas and had a strategic objective of forcing a crossing of the Rhine at Arnhem. American commanders blamed British sluggishness for its failure, accusing their allies of "stopping for tea." FTP, name this failed September 1944 offensive through the Netherlands.
During the collapse of this campaign, Roy Urquart lost communication with his "Red Devil" troops, who had landed in the middle of a panzer division.
Operation Market Garden