It was meant to seize strategic bridges with light troops in the target Nazi occupied nation and then reinforce them with heavier ground troops.
Restrictions of the Allies' oil supplies prompted this plan to be accepted over that of Omar Bradley. It was meant to seize strategic bridges with light troops in the target Nazi occupied nation and then reinforce them with heavier ground troops. However, tactical problems associated with dropping paratroopers deep within enemy lines and underestimations of the strength of the German forces in Holland ruined it. For 10 points, identify this failed World War II operation that saw the largest airborne assault in history, though notably didn't see the seizure of the bridge at Arnhem, despite the securing of several other bridges in the Netherlands by the British.
Restrictions of the Allies' oil supplies prompted this plan to be accepted over that of Omar Bradley.
Operation {Market Garden}