The Battle of Arnhem was fought during the Second World War, as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden. It took place around the Dutch city of Arnhem from 17 to 26 September 1944. The Allies had s
Aerial reconnaissance photo of the Arnhem road bridge taken by the Royal Air Force on 19 September, showing signs of the British defence on the northern ramp and wrecked German vehicles from the previous day's fighting.
Major General Roy Urquhart shortly after returning to his Divisional HQ at the Hotel Hartenstein, 19 September
German self-propelled guns of the 9th SS Panzer Division during the battle. The presence of the II SS Panzer Corps would have a significant effect on the battle.
Walter Model and Heinz Harmel
Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski was a Polish general in World War II. He fought in the Polish Campaign of 1939 and at the Battle of Arnhem, as a part of Operation Market Garden, in 1944 as commander o
Battle of Arnhem
…troops available for the Oosterbeek engagement, although this changed suddenly in the afternoon. Delayed by weather, the 1st (Polish) Parachute Brigade (Stanisław Sosabowski) were finally able to take off; 114 C-47s took off but 41 aircraft turned back after Troop Carrier Command decided the worsening weather would make…
Colonel Sosabowski, c. 1942
Gen. Sosabowski (left) with Lt-Gen Frederick Browning, commander of the British 1st Airborne Corps.
The resting place of General Sosabowski and his family, Powązki Military Cemetery, Warsaw