market garden

  1. DBWI: Market Garden Instead Of Scheldt Battle

    There is whole host of proposed airborne operations between landing in Normandy and crossing the Rhine, that were cancelled, but none divides historians as the plan named Market Garden. Some accuse Montgomery of missing the chance to end the war early with his caution, while others see his focus...
  2. McPherson

    What if Montgomery was wrong about Market Garden?

    What if it was not GEN Montgomery's plan (In my opinion, YMMV; faulty concept of operation.), but GEN Gavin at Nijmegen who screwed everything up with not immediately assaulting Nijmegen bridge at once, instead of concentrating on the Groesbeek Heights drop zones defense? Just where did that...
  3. AHC: Audie Murphy saves Operation Market-Garden

    Let's assume Murphy somehow gets a waiver for height and is picked up for paratroop school and ends up in either the 82nd or 101st Airborne. With minimal butterflies Market-Garden is executed in September 1944. Although I know one man alone cannot be responsible for the success or failure of...
  4. WI no Market Garden?

    Basically what the tin says. What would have happened if there had not happened? I don't think it was winnable as planned and was a "gift" to Monty's vanity (feel free to correct me). I mean true, they didn't know that the 2nd SS was refitting in the area and the Airborne was way beyond...
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