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MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL?
MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL?
The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward. On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at Arnhem". The reaction was surprise and confusion. "Arnhem? Wasn't that disaster over? Are we going to fight that one all over again? What the hell is going on here?" No reaction from the operations officer. He just continued with the briefing as though this was just one more of hundreds of bridge bustings. But one thing we all found odd. When we were shown the photographs of the target area, the area to be destroyed was the East side of the bridge. That bridge straddled an island in the river, and the bridge not only crossed the river but gave access to the island. They wanted us to take down the bridge from the Island East. In other words the Germans couldn't access it but our troops when they arrived could. What the hell was this about? The briefing ended with the usual "good luck men", and we all went out to our planes wondering what this mission was all about. We flew the mission with good results. We lost one crew from the 495th that day. We lost Bert Moore pilot; Al Allen copilot, Eddie Sadula Bombardier, and gunners Sam Belienski, E.H Neilsen and Charlie Boyer. When we got back the story of this mission slowly came out. It seems that as the allied troops were approaching that bridge the Germans were fortifying the island in the river turning it into a fortress. Our mission, although we didn't know it at the time was to cut that bridge isolating the Germans troops on the island so we could make short work of them. We were glad to get that information justifying the mission. But as I have said many times before, they never tell us nuthin' Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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Subject: MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL?
From: (Mu) Date: 2/6/04 5:53 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: On 06 Feb 2004 03:51:21 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote: MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL? The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward. On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at Arnhem". Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Ave Art Was the target the railroad bridge or the bridge which is nowadays known as the John Frost Bridge? I've travelled many times over the Frost bridge but can't remember any island. Maybe it's gone since the war. Greetz Martijn It was the railroad bridge. Sorry I wasn't more specific. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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Ave Art Was the target the railroad bridge or the bridge which is nowadays known as the John Frost Bridge? I've travelled many times over the Frost bridge but can't remember any island. Maybe it's gone since the war. Greetz Martijn It was the railroad bridge. Sorry I wasn't more specific. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Ave Art Well that clarifies it a bit more. I'm not sure if the current railroad bridge is at the same place as in the war. But one of my roommates is travelling over the railroadbridge this evening. I'll ask him if he can find me an island Greetz Martijn Greetz Martijn |
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Subject: MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL?
From: (Mu) Date: 2/6/04 6:17 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Ave Art Was the target the railroad bridge or the bridge which is nowadays known as the John Frost Bridge? I've travelled many times over the Frost bridge but can't remember any island. Maybe it's gone since the war. Greetz Martijn It was the railroad bridge. Sorry I wasn't more specific. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Ave Art Well that clarifies it a bit more. I'm not sure if the current railroad bridge is at the same place as in the war. But one of my roommates is travelling over the railroadbridge this evening. I'll ask him if he can find me an island Greetz Martijn Greetz Martijn Please let me know. I am very interested. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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ArtKramr wrote:
MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL? The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward. On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at Arnhem". I really now think that the name was picked after they went to my dads market garden in Carterton, closer to Brize Norton and near to Bradwell Grove, both places used in the operation. His campaign success was due to him drinking the proceeds and ****ing it down the sewer. ;-) Being in the navy, he was also on HMS Trinidad which torpedoed itself. Richard. |
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HUH!???
"Richard Brooks" wrote in message ... ArtKramr wrote: MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL? The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward. On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at Arnhem". I really now think that the name was picked after they went to my dads market garden in Carterton, closer to Brize Norton and near to Bradwell Grove, both places used in the operation. His campaign success was due to him drinking the proceeds and ****ing it down the sewer. ;-) Being in the navy, he was also on HMS Trinidad which torpedoed itself. Richard. |
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M. H. Greaves wrote:
HUH!??? Well, the military might couldn't have bought tomatoes from my dad whilst thinking of a name and then call it operation F*ck Up, could they ? Richard. "Richard Brooks" wrote in message ... ArtKramr wrote: MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL? The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward. On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at Arnhem". I really now think that the name was picked after they went to my dads market garden in Carterton, closer to Brize Norton and near to Bradwell Grove, both places used in the operation. His campaign success was due to him drinking the proceeds and ****ing it down the sewer. ;-) Being in the navy, he was also on HMS Trinidad which torpedoed itself. Richard. |
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HUH!???
"Richard Brooks" wrote in message ... M. H. Greaves wrote: HUH!??? Well, the military might couldn't have bought tomatoes from my dad whilst thinking of a name and then call it operation F*ck Up, could they ? Richard. "Richard Brooks" wrote in message ... ArtKramr wrote: MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL? The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward. On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at Arnhem". I really now think that the name was picked after they went to my dads market garden in Carterton, closer to Brize Norton and near to Bradwell Grove, both places used in the operation. His campaign success was due to him drinking the proceeds and ****ing it down the sewer. ;-) Being in the navy, he was also on HMS Trinidad which torpedoed itself. Richard. |
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