Operation Market Garden Destroyed German and Allied tanks and vehicles footage

[@TheSaturnV]

9:50 That is a Panther D, complete with drum cupola and "letter box" bow MG slit. An old soldier at this point in the war.

[@Just_Nix]

is it not an vk 3002?

[@t.j.payeur5331]

My dad was an American glider pilot, he made 2 runs during Market-Garden, to Eindhoven and Nijmegen, he supported the river crossing with a bazooka, got taken out by a mortar, my mother pulled shrapnel wire out of him for 30 years...

[@PanzerPicture]

That's a horrible story, heads off to your dad one of the real heroes and the best generation.

[@DM-nz4fs]

2:45 Every single landing knocked the wind right out of these lads, they're that heavily laden with ammo, food, water, and all the rest they hit the deck like a sack of spuds.

[@moonbear1st]

my uncle was a british paratrooper known as red devils he was at market garden, his best friend landed on a mine and was blown to pieces just in front of my uncle when my uncle passed away a few years back his ashes were taken to rest with his friends in the netherlands and is cared for by those wonderful dutch folk...

[@PanzerPicture]

That is a really heartbreaking story Moonbear, Hats off to your uncle.

[@moonbear1st]

thankyou..

[@invincible6197]

Walt Schmidt every commander made their mistakes. market garden was his. I mean look at all the cock-ups Patton made. admittedly it was a dangerous plan but everyone thought the ground forces would meet the paratroops quickly but they didn't. either way monty was arguably one of the best tacticians of WW2 whichever way you look at it so to call him a clown is unfair.

[@invincible6197]

Walt Schmidt what about that time Patton launched a ridiculous attack on a POW camp to try and rescue a relative? that sounds like a mistake to me. and he only engaged more units because the US army was the largest allied force in the west. but engaging lots of enemies doesn't make you a great commander, it makes you no more than a busy one.

[@invincible6197]

Walt Schmidt absolutely perfect, have a lovely Christmas.

[@redned7186]

My other mothers dad survived this. I was a young boy at my mum's best friend house and he was around. I remember as a nice gentle old man. RIP Mr Cameron.

[@chrisbell5920]

0:41 to 1:02 > just TWO parachutes can be seen to escape the nose-diving Dakota.....meaning that approx 20 men (paras, aircrew, despatchers) are fully aware that, in a few terrifying seconds aboard that doomed aircraft, they will die. Sitting here in our safe living spaces, we simply cannot conceive such absolute raw fear. Such men as these must NEVER be allowed to fade into history, another footnote in another long ago war. 9:55 > Here's another brave man, taking out an enemy tank (Mk V Panther?) with a PIAT from ten yards. TEN! +NEVER FORGET!+

[@jerichotrompete5313]

Well the PIAT scene is most certainly staged.The roll (thanks for sharing) shows the Panther dragged to the spot.Furthermore the white smoke looks a bit Hollywood style.But makes no difference as these scenes happened when no PK guy where around to catch on film. And don't get me wrong, I fully share your vivid pointing out.

[@TheSaturnV]

@@jerichotrompete5313 It's a scene from the 1946 movie, "Theirs is the Glory," featuring the best collection of authentic equipment and actor/soldiers you are ever likely to see.

[@jimomaha7809]

Well good "news". Nearly all survived. Those parachutes are white meaning these are crew parachutes, US paratroops jumped with camouflaged parachutes . The paratroopers had jumped first crew would always jump last. As far as I remember the pilot was killed. He kept the aircraft in the air long enough for nearly all to jump. One crew member was killed as he jumped to late. This aircraft is known.

[@MrTubbymarshall]

Chris Bell 59 not necessarily. There’s a good chance that whatever the cargo on the Dakota had already been offloaded. Let’s hope so.

[@jimomaha7809]

I Have to correct myself a bit, mixing up a similar filmed crash. This crash was filmed on the 19th. This aircraft towed a Waco glider. possibly the aircraft of lt Harrison 435thGroup. The crew chief did not make it out. A wittness sergeant of the field artillery helped to drag them to safety. But the pilot and co-pilot ran back under rifle fire to retrieve the parachute log book/cards, so they could thank the people who had packed them! The aircraft almost killed a glider pilot,Fl.off Dale Oliver 73rdsqdr,434th group, who was on the ground. He ran to take cover looked up and saw the aircraf tinverted boring down right on top of him. He dropped on the ground. The aircraft crashed about him. The vertical tail fin and tail were above him and he managed to crawl out underneath the wreck. (from the book Operation Market-Garden then and now)

[@fishingthelist4017]

Monty expected to roll right over a routed mob, but unfortunately he gave Von Rundstedt time to stabilize the front.

[@johndawes9337]

was not Monty's plan ,he planned comet which was shelved and then Brereton got it re hashed it and called it market garden and if Gavin of the 82nd had followed orders MG would have been a total success

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

The German soldier of the Wehrmacht even though they were outgunned and outnumbered remained a resilient and resolute fighting force.

[@valentinius62]

The Volksgrenadier era though short lived saw a very deadly and tenacious enemy. Even with poor leadership and no air superiority, they inflicted astonishing numbers of casualties on the Allies given their circumstances.

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

@Mike Taylor they were outgunned and outnumbered, Maybe you think Germany was fighting only option market garden! Don’t forget the British empire and while you at don’t forget how Britain gots empire, by means of military aggression

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

@Mike Taylor ok so while Germany was fighting 40k like you say, don’t forget Germany was also fight Russia and the British empire, and the US. Deceiving by omission.

[@worstchoresmadesimple6259]

Honestly, I don't think it was NOOB outfit at Arnherm, more like two seasoned SS Panzer Divisions taking a rest from the Eastern Front. Those paratroopers were mauled by Veteran Divisions of the SS . Still not all of them were killed or captured, some 2000 turn tail and legged it out of there. The War was truly over for the Paras by then.

[@limes2]

Your stupid there was an SS Panzer division there. With tiger 1, tiger 2 stuggs and other tank. Against britisch paratrooper.

[@chuckvan1568]

Market Garden...a military disaster on a large scale. Amazing videos.

[@deangentles4966]

hi my grandfather was at arnhem with the 1st airlanding anti tank with 17 pounders d troop he was in a hamilcar glider from tarrant ruston warrant officer norman gentles i always look for him just to see him one time would be great god bless you all boys

[@Fordnan]

The Hamilcar was a thing of beauty! Good to know your grandfather made it there and back.

[@PenDragonsPig-Jam_on_Top]

I had a British paratroopers helmet for a while- I ruined it by trying to restore it. I was a kid in the 70s, I got hold of one I could get hold of another…..NOT. Thin cork and very thin plywood- you’d get more protection from your beret. I think they were a recognition thing. I hope the crews of the crashing C47s got out- it seems, at times, we had an over abundance of the brave.

[@Baldur1975]

God bless these brave soldiers. On both sides.

[@Tactical_Wars]

They killed each other how the God bless them ?

[@jorgejohnson451]

Norrin Radd One side wanted to rule the world. Does God bless those with such ruthless intentions?

[@Baldur1975]

@@jorgejohnson451 Wanted to rule the world. 😂 🤣 Did they teach you that at school?

[@jorgejohnson451]

Norrin Radd Yes. That was what the Third Reich was all about. Did you not know that? Duh. Well, now you do.

[@Baldur1975]

@@jorgejohnson451 Ähhm. Nein.

[@4700_Dk]

Was and always will be the largest Airborne operation in history. It was a noble idea wish it had worked.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Monty conceived, designed, planned, and commanded Market Garden. It was all his. Bradley and Patton were opposed to the plan and are on record as such.

[@sean640307]

Wrong. Yes, it was his concept, but it was never planned by him. Being an airborne operation, the tactical planning was done by Brereton and Browning.

[@ge2623]

Monty may have been a good commander but he was PUTZ as a person

[@petersouthernboy6327]

@The Famous ECCLES!. - Yes he did. You are correct. In fact, he publicly stated that he "insisted upon it". Of course, Ike didn't know what a shit job of Intel and Planning Monty did at that time.

[@garyrunnalls7714]

Monty should have been sacked, he sucked.

[@johndawes9337]

@@garyrunnalls7714 the man who planned overlord sucked..give your head a wobble you silly merchant banker

[@9traktor]

Even the allies realized "Market Garden" as a big failure and an unnecessary loss of troops...

[@9traktor]

@John Costello The allied considered weak and tired German forces. They were wrong. There were tried and tested SS-fighters on the other side. No chance for the poor paratroopers...

[@kierenboimufc5940]

@@9traktor British amour was stuck on that one single road aswell

[@TheMaryk82]

They didn't know the terrain, the forest, the weather, the flooded rhine area and all the other citcumstances.. I live there, I know how muddy and wet it is in winter .. must have been very tough to get through, nearly impossible

[@hellmuthinz4631]

It is hard seeing a man die at 10:24. R.I.P. soldier.

[@PanzerPicture]

Indeed Hellmut

[@jacksena6128]

wow ya look at the way he fell sniper?

[@nijmegen1964]

Only acting - scene from 'Theirs Is The Glory' as is all footage from 9:53 onwards.

[@arthurclark563]

No, actually he does not see the tanks barrel as it appears and hits it hard enough with his head to be forced to the ground watch closely please..

[@tbd-1]

At 2:33 , on the far left side of the screen it almost looks like someone's chute didn't deploy.

[@richardkey4289]

1:50- i did not realize how low the paratroopers jumped from ......!

[@fabiosunspot1112]

There was so many casualties on the landing ground, market garden was such a waste of men and materials.

[@PanzerPicture]

The landing grounds were pretty quiet if you compare them to normandy.

[@druleaspataru3441]

At present time we take image for granted. We should know the names of those who filmed these footages. Hats off.

[@SnEaKyGiTau]

one of my favorite subjects, well done. Heartbreaking watching those planes at the start.

[@PanzerPicture]

Thank you for your comment.

[@LeveretteJamesClifford1955]

I saw a clip or two from Theirs is the Glory, a movie made just after the war using original combatants of the British Army, toward the end. Both are of German Tigers being blown up.

[@angloaust1575]

Caused more suffering for dutch civilians especially in winter of 1944 Should have stuck to broad front as Eisenhower had planned!

[@cambium0]

Upvoted before I noted how relatively few destroyed tanks I was seeing. Great footage nevertheless.

[@vernonsanders371]

What a waste of high quality troops if successful Montgomery thought it just b a cake walk into the rural of Germany industrial heart but by that time they moved alot of their production underground by that stage

[@erlkonig6375]

Very impressive footage. At 5:43 on the right, thats some kind of modified UE carrier right?

[@PanzerPicture]

It's a rare Loyd Carrier.

[@erlkonig6375]

Panzer Picture aah lloyd right

[@thelastaustralian7583]

They all Died and risked their lives so then their next generations could be generationally social psychologically conditioned into corporatized modern Pavlovian Helots. Australia is dying dramatically since, both ecologically and socially due to being controlled by scumbag Bri Tish educated moron pommies

[@sun6834]

This mission could have work, the allys thought the germans were in a bad position and had not enough reinforcements but they were wrong.

[@kierenboimufc5940]

One bad single road slowed the British amour down

[@elbowdeep2472]

2:30 there's a guy to the left of the screen falling without parachute!

[@PanzerPicture]

Maybe but could also be something close to the camera like a leaf

[@Mercmad]

It happened a lot. One of my uncles was taken Prisoner in Italy but his comrades had been sent to Crete . The Nazis invaded using paratroops , totally out gunning them , so they all ended up POW's too. The Germans seemed to have more success with the 'chutes.

[@RayBecker]

It is to be commended that Monty wanted to end the war in Europe by Christmas of 1944. Lord knows, our troops wanted to get the damn war over and get home. When you really study Market Garden, it has so many flaws and losses were way too high. I love the Brits, I really do. They are tough and they don't fuck around. I love how calm and gentlemanly they carry themselves. I'm not taking sides when it comes to Monty and Patton. The supply lines were stretched too far and the Germans were withdrawing back into Germany in the east. If Ike would've not caved in with Monty and Mr. Churchill, perhaps our Logistics could have had the late autumn and the winter to reset. This could've prevented the Battle of the Bulge and certainly saved lives in Market Garden. I have the benefit of hindsight because thousands of Allied Troops fought and died for me and for everyone who loves their Freedom. No matter the outcome; the British Paratroopers in Arnhem showed why they are to be feared and respected. Thank God for all of them.

[@thenevadadesertrat2713]

80% of Allied forces were destroyed by a couple of SS divisions. The German general in charge of defense (Bittrich) I think he was a Sturmbannfuehrer offered German field hospitals and supplies to Allied wounded. He was thrown in prison after the war for that and held for three years. The Allies could not make the charges stick. All Bittrich did what any soldier would do which is carry out orders.

[@dave6635]

Looks like a troopers chute didn't open or he is tangled up in it at 2:33 on the left side of the screen.

[@mrswinkyuk]

Nothing more predictable than the ignorant comments on here. All from people who "educate" themselves via movies.

[@wirelessone2986]

And video games!

[@Keyswiz71]

Spot on Stan, KZbin is full of trolls and keyboard warriors with a poor grasp of military history hiding behind screen aliases. A peek below is proof positive.

[@wouterterberg8607]

What's even worse is the fact that the video itself is mostly footage from a movie! The 1946 movie 'Theirs is the Glory'.. Though it was shot on the exact same locations as the real battle was fought at and some 200 soldiers returend to the former battlefield to reenact the battle they themselves fought in, it remains a movie.. to educate and tell the story of their plight, from the foxholes they dugg two years ealier and the ruined area which it still was (all the heavy material was dragged back in and placed; tanks, trucks, halftracks, fieldguns, jeeps, planes et cetera)

[@recceeboy1237]

Well said

[@markpaul8178]

Great footage of market garden that very few have ever saw before.Thanks for the footage of very brave cameramen in the middle of combat.

[@kentogo9747]

This is true footage. It means a lot to capture documentary footage in the middle of an actual battle.

[@rammone5241]

I did full combat tandem jumps in the gear we have now, back then, high respects for the paratroopers, some of the landing zones might have been cultivated soil but falling that fast, with extra ammo plus your gear, those chutes did not have a size rating like they do now, it would not have mattered anyways, you will eat dirt for days. Then, if you survived the jump, get on your feet, muster up and force march to the Arnhem over 10 km, with the thought of holding out for a few days. Intel says, "It's just a bunch of boys and old men." oh by the way, intel took some aerial photos around the area, just a few tanks hiding in the trees, no need to worry.Jolly up, a few thousand of you lads will die, good thing the grass will be a lot greener next year. This is why Montgomery was not part of operation Overlord.

[@moedasramone2406]

R.I.P. German Soldaten...

[@Владимир-щ2о7я]

lol, R. I.P. 1-st airborne british division. This operation failed

[@costaricanaturephotography3027]

Most excellent collection..thank you!

[@PanzerPicture]

Costa Rica Nature Photography thank you for your watching.

[@rosaldovecchio4579]

Is that someone's chute failing? 02:34, left side of screen..

[@PanzerPicture]

Don't really know, could also be something else falling infront of the camera, like a leaf.

[@nance2uable]

I really really enjoyed the video! Thanks a lot for making!

[@PanzerPicture]

Thank you for your comment.

[@ragganyc]

At 1:47 I didn’t know they used B-24 Liberator Bombers... as a supply droper😺This is the first time I’ve seen😼

[@ppsh43]

My old man was in a B-24 unit in England. Yes, they flew resupply here and Bastogne.

[@sebastianverney7851]

My father John Verney should have been among those in the 1st British Airborne Division dropped at Arnhem in Operation Market Garden on or after 17 September 1944, but went down with malaria just before and couldn't go. Had he not had malaria, he would most likely have been killed and I wouldn't exist. Providence. Allied forces suffered more casualties in Market Garden than in the mammoth invasion of Normandy. Most historians agree that in the twenty four hours period of D-Day, June 6, 1944, total Allied losses reached an estimated 10,000-12,000. In the nine days of Market Garden combined losses - airborne and ground forces - killed, wounded and missing amounted to more than 17,000. British casualties were the highest: 13,226. Urquhart’s 1st British Airborne Division was almost completely destroyed. My father had recovered sufficiently from his malaria by 24 September to fly in a Dakota (the plane we see nose diving to the ground in this footage) to Briare, on the Loire, south of Paris, to visit Paddy Mayne's SAS HQ near St Amand. A full account of his remarkable life will be in Guy Singer's biography Coffee with the Dustmen, publication expected next year.

[@wiyangaxl6014]

Both side are heroes...may they rest in peace..amen.

[@drbichat5229]

2:34 someone who’s parachute didn’t open falling on left side of the screen

[@cristiancruz5079]

Wonderful video panzerpicture.Amazing views from the US 101 division landed.I love to see the Panther tank and the Kingtiger at the end.The americans took it that Panther...wow.I love it.😉

[@PanzerPicture]

Glad you like it bro and thank you for your comment!!

[@joea1433]

Government incompetence at its worst. Why is there STILL efforts to turn MORE things over to the government??!!

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

Bernhard Montgomerys failed try to shorten the war. Paratroopers jumping down on the panzer regiment resting there, bad idea all together. A year later Mongomery was the big hero when he rescued Denmark from german occupation, and nobody talked about operation market garden then, dead men dont talk. ..............................war

[@garyrunnalls7714]

Monty sucked

[@colinmartin2921]

An old guy who I worked with was in the RE with XXX Corps, he told me that the Germans were obviously ready and waiting by the time the Polish parachute brigade dropped and they were cut to pieces on the way down.

[@4700_Dk]

A brilliant plan had it succeeded. The Dutch paid a very high price for helping the airborne and land elements. When they withdrew the Germans cut of all food and fuel to the occupied Holland, many Dutch civilians starved and froze to death.

[@nativeoutlaw3181]

Peace to the fallen!✊

[@sumonesumwhere6351]

The King Tiger at the end isn't from the battle I think, It's from a movie made after the war where they used a King Tiger but burned it up during the making of the movie...

[@PanzerPicture]

sumone sumwhere it was already there for the movie and they used it.

[@j.4332]

It was in the battle in fact.From 503rd pz abt i think.It was knocked out.

[@apropercuppa8612]

Theirs is the Glory is the movie. It was a Panther.

[@apropercuppa8612]

Sorry, the segment after the Panther.

[@PanzerPicture]

A Proper Cuppa indeed a Panther and a Tiger II, the Panthers came from somewhere else, the Tiger II was already there on that spot, there are pictures of it even from before the movie.

[@nuclearthreat545]

war is hell :'(

[@davidmarshall1259]

those Brit Para's, the maroon machine, go boys!!!

[@keitholdbean3173]

THE SMELL OF DEATH MUST HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MANY MONTHS

[@zoranghost6068]

what is name of song in first 20sec... thx

[@noahellis3672]

Reading the book and then watching the movie "A Bridge Too Far" I was amazed at the courage and resilience the British Red Devils parachute division showed while holding off German infantry and tanks. Especially Colonel Frosts' men at Arnhem. It was truly a tragic waste of good men by generals who disregarded intelligence from the Dutch underground and even their own aerial reconnaissance photos that showed several concentrations of armored vehicles within the area of Market-Garden. Great video footage from the operation though it doesn't give the complete scope of what happened. Hats off to the men who served in that operation.

[@bobkohl6779]

There are better books

[@briankorbelik2873]

Yep, Allied intel knew that the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen and 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsburg were rebuilding in the Arnhem area. Monty ignored the intel, and his men and many Ami Paras died for it.

[@briankorbelik2873]

@@bobkohl6779 Well Bobby, spill!

[@sammcdonald769]

That King Tiger at the end was very cool. What's that one SS division or two that were resting in the area ?

[@nance2uable]

The 9. SS Panzer Division 'Frundsberg' and the 10. SS Panzer Division 'Hohenstaufen'

[@Magpie4000]

The SS Divisions inthe area didn't have a heck of a lot of tanks. However the delay inthe advance at Nijmegen gave the Germans time to redeploy tanks to the area in numbers.

[@mikelkiparski638]

WAS there not a DUTCH ss division defending the bridge??

[@nijmegen1964]

No. There was a Dutch SS Battalion but not deployed in the area during Market Garden.

[@costaricanaturephotography3027]

The 9th and 10th were not 'low quality' in the least. They were mostly German, well trained and exceptionally led. They were the divisions that held open the way out at the Falaise Pocket against the British and Americans. They just don't have the reputation as they only appeared in early '44. At that time, there probably weren't 4-5 divisions in the entire German army that were 'better'. Now your 'what was left of them' was right on. The two together amounted to about one full strength division. And you are right, the reinforcements, especially the armor compliments that arrived, were needed as the British 1st Airborne probably could have defeated just those two alone. The SS training battalion was 'low quality' but damn they put up an amazing fight.

[@jimm6095]

Its not until 9:50 minutes in that the first panzer appears how is this "panzer pictures"? Rip Off!

[@joopiede9226]

Sad what happend over there ,but nice video! Thanks for sharing!

[@valentinius62]

I always that this operation name was particularly interesting because it's virtually the same in German.

[@bigbang7897]

All those lives and equipment lost just to satisfy Montgomery's ego.

[@TheMaryk82]

I live in that area, its amazing that you still can see, what happend there so long ago.

[@pod9538]

the clips of the panther and tiger2 are from a movie I can't remember the name. can you please tell me mate. it's got brave in the title and has a lot of the guys WHO actually fought there AND played themselves.. very cool and brilliant movie.

[@PanzerPicture]

It's Theirs the Glory.

[@dtkdk9688]

BRITISH alone lost almost 8000 of its paratroopers from 10000 in operations market garden

[@unclebob2792]

What an unfortunate campaign. Was a unnecessary loss, feels like there were no gains.

[@davidca96]

Great footage

[@mohammadsaida4603]

Nice footage video thanks 👍are it's in D D day ?

[@Fordnan]

This is Operation Market, the assault in the Rhine Crossing, 17/09/44.

[@gmangman123]

if russia didn't attack east...

[@mirobudzinski7978]

Some takes are likely from crossing of the Rhine in the spring, not from Market Garden.

[@PanzerPicture]

Miro Budzinski all are from market garden or after, non was filmed in Germany.

[@MrTubbymarshall]

I think the soundtrack to this clip is perfect.

[@nobbytang]

Amazing that light airborne troops could fight and hold off armoured units of the SS fir so long !!

[@PanzerPicture]

nobby roberts tanks are really bad in urban settings and really vulnerable against Infantry.

[@frankvandergoes298]

The 1st Airborne division was well supplied with 32 anti tank guns, both 6 and 17 pounders plus 24 artillery howitzers who played a major role in the operation.

[@jiggerdaddy2519]

my grandfather killes in France 83 GI's befor he came back ,than he fight for the GI's in Japan and Somalia.

[@toonmag50]

The music ! The bells ! The music! Esmeralda I love you but the noise!..... I can't take anymore!

[@davidmbeckmann]

Geez, you'd think the Allies won?

[@zemetrius]

jesus, people died in those transports when they went down in flames and crashed.

[@dabitraffasya5258]

my grandfather paratroper air bron 101 dead 2007 ...

[@drew65sep]

One would've thought that two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East, etc, etc, would've taught humankind a few lessons that would ease our propensity for destroying ourselves...oh, how quickly we forget.

[@CyrilSneer123]

That footage at the end is not real, it's from a movie.

[@lucasgriemsnn9994]

yep, thats right

[@christianrodrigo5010]

Solche Videos sollte man in jeder Schule zeigen damit die Kids wissen wie gut es ihnen geht

[@Nifteenev62]

Are they B24's dropping troops?..never new that. 1:48

[@fishingthelist4017]

B24's were used for supply drops.

[@islamicschoolofmemestudies]

did the konigstiger get knocked by aerial bombing?

[@PanzerPicture]

islamic school of meme studies not really known, probably just broke down and was abandoned there, also most tanks weren't knocked out by planes.

[@sidewinderaf1862]

This looks scary asf

[@jduff59]

How many of Britain's finest died to try and inflate Monty's ego? One would have been too many. Damned shame of an operation. Home for Christmas?

[@lucasgriemsnn9994]

00:09:56 , That doesnt seems like footage, but rather some movie , a bridge too far maybe

[@Hubbahubba480]

Stuglife on the back with cross ?

[@modernodj]

The tragic operation, the Wehrmacht and the SS were still very strong. But what happened on the eastern front was many times worse and you Europeans are unlikely to ever understand it. The battle for Stalingrad, the battles for Rzhev, the three battles for Kharkov, the blockade of Leningrad, the battles for Sevastopol, the Battle of Kursk.

[@dhss333]

Tanks? Where?

[@seeker1432]

Good footage. Most airborne footage Ive seen has been American. My Father was 1st airborne artillery and Theres very little footage of our lads. Especially artillery. I guess we never filmed like the yanks.

[@teutonalex]

I hope that’s just some lost gear falling to earth at 2:34 and not some poor guy who’s chute didn’t open 😨

[@PanzerPicture]

Looked atbit for many times and its just a leaf.

[@teutonalex]

Panzer Picture it comes down really fast for a leaf though

[@PanzerPicture]

that's because it's closer to the camera, you can see the depth of field looks different, it looks really like those typical Dutch helicopter seeds I have no idea how to explain those leaf seeds to someone that's not from the Netherlands.

[@grobsop6688]

10:04 German Panther tank (edited)

[@PanzerPicture]

Thats a Panther not a Firefly.

[@grobsop6688]

@@PanzerPicture Yes u are right. I was too quick in my estimation.

[@stevenbreach2561]

Is that a "Firefly"sporting a German cross at 10:13?

[@sean640307]

no, it's a Tiger II

[@thebirdman5331]

is that a poor guy falling to hi death at 2 33 -234/ if so RIP

[@bullrun65]

the birdman I believe that was a supply crate looking at closely it doesnt have the same shape as a man its very rectangular and boxy looking.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Another allied disaster.

[@valentinius62]

But all concerned still came out of it smelling like a rose. It wasn't a bad plan. They just underestimated their enemy. Besides, they knew the could end up with more dead men than the Germans could. Wasn't anything that kept them awake at night. The General Grant school of warfare...attrition.

[@CplOddballof8thCT]

That is a tiger 2 at the end D:

[@PanzerPicture]

DjArcticFoxOne indeed

[@CplOddballof8thCT]

Panzer Picture I thought they weren't develop til 1945 D:

[@PanzerPicture]

DjArcticFoxOne long before that, they were even in Normandy

[@kellybreen5526]

Canadian paratroopers are not even acknowledged for having participated..... A total of thirty-two CANLOAN officers were made prisoners during the war, more than half of them during the fighting at Arnhem in September 1944. In fact, the greatest single concentration of the 673 CANLOAN officers was in the 1st Air-landing Brigade of the 1st Airborne Division, which boasted 47 Canadian officers on its rolls (23 serving in the 7th Battalion, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 13 in 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, and 11 in the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment.) Eight of the KOSB battalion’s 27 platoons were commanded by Canadians. Three Canadians also served in the parachute units of 1st Airborne Division, two with the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, and Lieutenant James McKenna who was killed with 11 Para on 22 September.

[@kellybreen5526]

@Lee Shackelford Those are the loaned soldiers to beef up British units. The Canadian Engineers were instrumental in the evacuation because they used storm boats that the British chose not to use because they were noisy. These boats saved the majority of the men who were rescued. All I'm saying is it would at least be nice to get a passing mention because the contribution was more than a token footnote.

[@nuclearthreat545]

RIP to these heroes

[@miguelb.655]

I dont see any wreck on the first half of the video

[@PanzerPicture]

First minute is all plain wrecks.

[@bobkohl6779]

What a strange mixture of footage

[@koueri01able]

Is this footage real a bridge too far? too scary,,,

[@Totas-ej7pu]

not to believe ... if you see this movie, you can believe this operation was a success ...

[@25dimensionsfrancis42]

We should all say may such pure insanity never happen again ....but our leaders are working on it ...but then the leaders and elite will be the ones with deep bunkers and good supplies for which their excuse is they must be protected in order to maintain the continuation of life for the survivors ....REALLY?

[@williamschlenger1518]

The movie was accurate as it could be.

[@ConstantineJoseph]

Over confidence really. If the Allies had more preparatory engineering equipment and forces, a conventional push would be more than sufficient to roll an already retreating enemy. Even if there were heavy Panzers and some veteran elite divisions, the air power, the artillery superiority and superior numbers needed to be used wisely and in tandem to dislodge tenacious resistance or hamper strong counter assaults from heavy tank battalions. If I were commander, I'd never use elite paratroops with such a high disregard for their safety as there simply was no reason to send them into punishing kill zones with the backup so far away from them. Also the plan had almost a no contingent plan B or a plan C to mitigate issues on the way. All in all it was a terrible, amateur plan and it behooves me to think how any commander actually didn't smell the BS in this concept of stretching out 3 Airborne divisions so far from the main vanguard. Unless fighting a war was a game of their own ego.