Nijmegen and Cherbourg

Operation Market Garden was a major Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September of 1944. Its mission was to take bridges over the main rivers of the German-occupied Netherlands, enabling the Allies to advance into Germany without any remaining major water obstacles.

The operation was successful up to the capture of the Rhine bridge at Nijmegen, but the final bridge at Arnhem was not held, resulting in severe casualties for the British 1st Airborne Division

Cherbourg is a strategic seaport city in northwestern France. In order for the Allies to bring in troops and supplies during and after the World War II Normandy invasion, they needed a port. Cherbourg, at the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula, was a first priority for the US forces. After establishing a firm beachhead, the US forces moved to isolate the Cherbourg garrison. It was captured on June 25, 1944. Unfortunately, it was discovered that the Germans had thoroughly destroyed the port of Cherbourg and it would not be put into use for months.

When the American Mulberry Harbor (at Omaha Beach) was wrecked in a storm in late June, Cherbourg became much more vital than it had been thought it would be. It became one of the first large Allied supply ports to re-open in August 1944.

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