BY THE 101st & 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISIONS, ONLY TO FIND THE GERMANS STILL
HOLDING THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RAIL AND HIGHWAY BRIDGES. BACK DOWN THE
CORRIDOR THE GERMANS HAVE LAUNCHED A MAJOR COUNTER-ATTACK AT VEGHEL WITH
UNITS OF THE 59th INFANTRY DIVISION FROM THE WEST AND THE 107th PANZER
BRIGADE FROM THE EAST. THE MAIN THRUST OF THE ATTACK HIT THE 501/101 AT
VEGHEL, WITH A COUPLE OF TANK AND ANTI-TANK BATTALIONS TAKING UP POSITIONS
AT UDEN TO SLOW THE BRITISH ATTEMPT TO REOPEN THE CORRIDOR. THE KINGS ROYAL
HUSSARS WERE DISPATCHED FROM THE NIJMEGEM SECTOR TO REOPEN THE CORRIDOR
WHILE THE ROYAL HUSSARS MOVE TO CLEAR THE GERMANS BACK DOWN THE CORRIDOR,
UNITS OF THE 10th PANZER DIVISION HAVE SLOWED WHAT HAD BEEN A LIGHTENING
FAST ADVANCE BY THE 30th CORPS AT THE NIJMEGEN BRIDGE. THE BRITISH HAVE
BROUGHT UP THEIR BRIDGE ENGINEERS IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING A CROSS RIVER
ATTACK OVER THE WAAL WEST OF NIJMEGEN.
THE US 82nd AIRBORNE SEEMS TO FINALLY HAVE GAINED THE UPPER HAND AROUND
GROESBEEK AFTER THE GERMANS NEARLY OVER-RAN THE ALLIED AIRBORNE HQ.
AFTER HEAVY LOSSES THE 82nd WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE GERMANS FROM THE FIELD.
AROUND ARNHEM THE BRITISH STILL CLING TO THEIR POSITIONS ON THE NORTH END
OF THE ARNHEM HIGHWAY BRIDGE. HOW MUCH LONGER THEY CAN HOLD OUT IS DEBATABLE
AS THE GERMANS HAVE MASSED UNITS OF THE FBx ARTILLERY BRIGADE NORTH OF THE
CITY IN PREPARATION OF A MASSIVE BOMBARDMENT OF THE BRITISH AT THE BRIDGE.
WEST OF ARNHEM THE BRITISH POSITION IS IMPROVING. AFTER TAKING THE RAILROAD
BRIDGE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR
BRIDGEHEAD SOUTH OF THE RHINE AND ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN AROUND OOSTERBEEK.
THE BRITISH HAVE ABANDONED MOST OF THEIR LANDING ZONES WEST OF ARNHEM AND
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE 1st AIRBORNE SUPPLY DUMP SOUTH OF THE
RHINE. IF THE BRITISH CAN BREAK THROUGH AT NIJMEGEN AND LINK UP WITH THE
1st AIRBORNE SOUTH OF THE RHINE BEFORE THE GERMANS BREAK THROUGH AT THE
ARNHEM HIGHWAY BRIDGE AND SET UP A DEFENSIVE LINE IN FORCE BETWEEN THE 30th
CORPS AND THE 1st AIRBORNE, MONTY MAY STILL HAVE HIS GATEWAY TO GERMANY.
THE LINKS BELOW WILL TAKE YOU TO MAP VIEWS AS OF 1000 HOURS - 9/19/44
AND THE NEXT REPORT.
ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN WILL NO DOUBT BE THINKING
THE BRITISH ADVANCE HAS BEEN MUCH QUICKER THAN IT WAS HISTORICALLY.
I THINK THIS IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE SON BRIDGE WAS TAKEN IN TACT.
ALSO, THE BRITISH COMMANDERS IN THE GAME HAVE DECIDED SLEEP IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT.
CARDBOARD DOESN'T NEED REST. AROUND ARNHEM THE BRITISH WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE
RAILROAD BRIDGE WHICH, IF NOTHING ELSE, WILL ALLOW THEM TO WITHDRAW THE 1st
AIRBORNE BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY DECIMATED.
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1000 HOURS - 9/20/44
