Operation Market
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Operation Market was the airborne component of the World War II Allied offensive Operation Market Garden, which aimed to seize key bridges in the Netherlands in September 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Market canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne military operation
ⓘ
component of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| aimedToSupport | Operation Garden ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Market Garden
ⓘ
surface form:
Market (airborne phase of Market Garden)
|
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| codenameOf | airborne phase of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Lieutenant General Frederick Browning
ⓘ
Lewis H. Brereton ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton
|
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-09-25 ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British 1st Airborne Division
ⓘ
Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade ⓘ U.S. 101st Airborne Division ⓘ U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ |
| location |
Arnhem region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arnhem area
Metropolitan region of Eindhoven ⓘ
surface form:
Eindhoven area
Nijmegen area ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Arnhem 1944
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Arnhem
fighting around Eindhoven bridges ⓘ fighting around Nijmegen bridges ⓘ |
| objective |
facilitate rapid Allied advance into Germany
ⓘ
secure river crossings over the Lower Rhine ⓘ secure river crossings over the Maas ⓘ secure river crossings over the Waal ⓘ seize key bridges in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| operationType |
airborne assault
ⓘ
parachute and glider landings ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
II SS Panzer Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Allied advance into the Netherlands ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Allied High Command
ⓘ
Bernard Montgomery ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
|
| result |
Allied partial success
ⓘ
failure to secure bridge at Arnhem permanently ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-09-17 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
open a direct route into the Ruhr industrial region
ⓘ
outflank German Siegfried Line ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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