Better weather and luck for Western Allies

How much earlier could D Day have happened?

Was the Nazi armoured force at Arnhiem bad luck or soled prep by the Nazis?

How far could the Anglo Americans have reached?
 
As far as I'm aware, probably not much earlier. 24 hours at most I guess.

As for luck, It was the Germans that had the luck at Market Garden:
First the British Ignored intelligence that indicated that the Armoured force were there, and secondly they decided that a single lane road was a good choice to send armour up on route.

Say the British accept that the armoured force are there and route a squadron of light bombers to hit the woods they're in, then worst case scenario they take a chunk out of the rebuilding armour, best case, they're unable to offer effective resistance and the bridge is taken and held.

Good luck getting Monty's head through a door afterwards...
 
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