Thank you so much for this Video. My late Grandfather, Reg Hasler was the driver of the second Jeep that was ambushed. He was shot 3 times across the chest and became a POW held in a Polish concentration camp until the end of the war. like many veterans he didn't mention much about his ordeal so i am very grateful that you have done the research and put together this video so Myself and my family can visit the site.

Beyond wonderful. This is the kind of "show and tell" That those who would study this history need so badly. There have been many fine books, and pages after pages of maps, but they do not work to make the places and the history come to life. You have done something very wonderful indeed by making these places and the men more than dots on a map. Your efforts have made them real people in real places that can be seen and felt. They live on and history lives on because you have walked in their path. Thank you beyond words for doing something that needs to be done so much, and for doing it so well.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words, I'm humbled!

This video is really excellent, thank you for making it. My Grandfather was a Para. He fought at Arnhem was captured and reported missing presumed killed. He was a very placid man and never saw the point of getting into an argument. Nor did he ever spoke of his wartime experiences and when asked he would simply reply, it's in the past. So despite having fought at Tabrok and Arnhem, we know very little of what he did. This video has helped to stitch together much of what I've read and documentaries I've seen. It has also given a new and more personal perspective on what was such a huge part of the market garden operation.

I can only agree with other comments. An excellent video. Thank you for taking the time to make the video. I'm sure many British people are thankful to our Dutch neighbours in continuing to look after all of the boys who fell at Arnhem.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

My grandfather Trooper George Adams, was a member of Recce squadron, D troop, 12 section under Lt. Pascal and Capt. Park. Aged 20/21 at the time, he flew with the jeeps in horsa glider from Tarrant Rushton airfield. He was shot in the wrist at some point and later captured around the 24/25th September and sent to Stalag 11b (Fallingbostel in saxony I think) until the camp was liberated. He survived the war to eventually go on and serve in Palestine with the 21st Independent parachute company, and later coming back to work at Tarrant Rushton airfield itself in the 60's. I never got the chance to meet him, but I've done all I can to learn about him and his friends and comrades. Videos like these are important to remember the borderline impossible tasks that were asked of these young men. Thank you very much for making this!

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your story!

@phillydelphia8760

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBattlefieldExplorer thank you for reading!

My uncle Ron was at Arhnem in 1944. I wasn't a full Para, myself. Unlike him, dad & cousins. I trained to become a Reserve Paratrooper. But at over 40, couldn't quite make the required fitness. Despite an extraordinary, effort. Still. I spent 2 years working for Airborne Veterans. But the stuff he experienced there was beyond belief. So violent the struggle became.

Thanks to you and all the Dutch people who keep these men's memories alive. :)

@washingtonhidalgo3056

3 жыл бұрын

The leaders of operation Market Garden were over confident of the mission, but sorry to say that the same massacred a lot of commandos, how sad!

@Bruce-1956

2 жыл бұрын

@@washingtonhidalgo3056 hardly massacred.

The railway tunnel is the finishing point of the first week of the Dutch Air Assault Leadership Course. Everyone comes out of that tunnel a changed man.

@tuckedup

2 жыл бұрын

i've been through there, i'm british but live in holland, actually i was north of that tunnel in the woods today roaming around where 4 para division hq was back then

@user-oz5wt5jk9y

2 жыл бұрын

You're always the same man, you never change. What changed were the skills learned and the perspectives gained. Military training isn't magical; there is no mysticism to preparedness. All that is false bravado, and useless chest thumping. You are still the same person.

First of all, what a great detailed video! All the credits to you! I live in Arnhem and I it’s really amazing how many hidden stories there still are about Market Garden. Currently reading ‘it never snows in September, great book’! I will pass al this information on to my children just like my father and grandfather did so we will never forget what these heroes have done for our freedom, paying the ultimate price!

Having been to these sites back some years ago, I still get a chill thinking about the losses. You did an excellent job describing the Operation. Thank you.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Thank you for taking the time to retrace the route & honour these men.

Thank you Joris, this explanation puts a lot into perspective for me. I've long wanted to return to Arnhem/Oosterbeek and follow the battles. The proudest day of my life was when I jumped on DZ Y in 1991. Our brother Polish Paras jumped with us for the first time since 1944. I'm very grateful to learn the area where Captain Queripel earned his VC. He crossed and re-crossed a road under fire, carrying casualties. Wounded in the face and arms, if I recall right. He then stayed behind with his pistol and grenades to cover the withdrawal of his men. I'm assuming that that road was behind the trees? I knew two Arnhem veterans when I first joined Para Regt. They worked in Amity Grove, West Wimbledon, opposite each other. I used to spend a lot of time chatting with Peter who was 1 PARA. The other man worked in the post office - he was Recce Sqn. Unfortunately, he couldn't sit and chat at work. I don't know the Recce man's story but Peter had fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy before he was captured opposite the brickworks. 1 PARA came up against the Spindler(?) line and were ambushed from all directions, totally exposed across the river were Grabner's men were firing AA cannon into them. Peter and two others his age managed to get into cover of the nearby buildings. They were isolated, could hear activity close by but didn't know what was going on. After some time, it was their turn to be cleared out the building by the Germans. They were invited to surrender. To convince them, the Germans demonstrated a flame thrower across the outside of the window. They did the only sensible thing. Peter and the other two lads were 19 years old when they fought at Arnhem. Even in my middle age, I can't get my head around that... 5:22 - I think he was Driver Evans.

thankyou mate for a honest story of the dangers the lads encountered at that time.bless them all and thankyou for your time in making this brilliant real time documentary. bless them .

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I agree with all the positive comments added previously. I too was in the area from 24/09/19 onwards and discovered the Johannahoeveweg quite by accident as I raced on a bicycle back from the cemetery, in the dark, to Wolfheze. I walked in the reverse direction, in daylight, the next day and saw the crosses and wreaths left the week before. That was all very informative but I wish I'd seen your video first. I had no idea, for example, that the site was that involving Queripel. Gough's recce squadron WERE planned to be a quick force to reach the bridge. They switched to their more traditional role ahead of the different battalions once it was clear they could not serve as a coup de main. Of course, some Dutch were Nazis or even SS - I suspect many Brits would have done the same, judging by Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts - but it is ridiculous to ignore the many more who were in the resistance and/or supporting Allied troops. They pleaded to join the fight but were not entirely trusted, on the one hand, or there were concerns about Nazi reprisals on the other. The Dutch continue to remember these events to this day. I know many Brits who are ignorant of Operation Market Garden.

A well made documentary that you’ve produced. It made it easier to see what really happened at that fateful week in September 1944.

your research is much better than any documentary i have seen.thank you sir

My mother, Jantje Brink, lived in Wolfheze. She was 17 years old in 1944. She was working at the school for the blind on September 17, 1944. I love having a more visual depiction of all the things she has shared with all of our family.

Thankyou. You have added the visuals and the terrain to what I read of. The cemetery footage was very moving. Thankyou for remembering these men.

Thank you very much for this. I will be visiting Oosterbeek War Cemetery this September to honour a member of the 2nd (Oban) Airlanding Anti Tank Regiment who died from his wounds at the Hartenstein Hotel on 26/9/1944. He was married to my Great Aunt.

Very much enjoyed your commentary. Thank you for all the research you have done.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate your compliment! It was a big one to research and film but I wanted to do it justice.

Thank you for your efforts to honour these brave souls retelling their stories in such great detail!

I was in the film 1976 but I didn't know as much about it as you have reveled to me , thanks for the effort

This is the best video on the Arnhem battle itself. The 1977 film tried to compress too much - this video puts it all in perspective. Thank you for your work. I knew an Arnhem veteran, who always maintained "the Germans were either lucky or knew we were coming." He said the German heavy machine guns were very effective in the open fields and woods, much more so than the armour.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words!

@KrillLiberator

3 жыл бұрын

I agree about the film struggling to fit things in so as to be fully comprehensible. It's a fine film and one of the great late 20th C war movies in the English language (primarily, I mean), but one of the things which bugged me a little was how much context was omitted. So, for example, Grabner's dash across the bridge made very little sense to me when younger; why were they doing that? Of course, the very fact that they were trying to link up with their own forces and cross with the advantage of surprise on their side (trying) was not clear in the movie, but makes sense now. Much like the British jeeps, they didn't have much of a surprise advantage and most of them charged into heavy fire instead. Brave men on both sides, I suppose.

I would like to say thank you for this history video. I’m British and Iv a big interest in historical events. It nice to learn about the individuals who took part. Thank you again, a very informative film, done with respect.

Thank you for the time and effort you put in to making these videos! I enjoy every single one and hope you continue to make them in the future!

I look forward to your videos all the time and get excited when I receive a notification of a new one. I must say this one is exceptional! The research you put in was evident in this documentary. Well done sir, again. I learned many new things I had never known. Thank you for your excellent work.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you very much indeed!

Great video! I really appreciated this tour of the Arnhem battle sites. I am from Canada, but we lived in Germany from 1976-79 and after we saw 'A Bridge Too Far' in 1977 we visited The Netherlands (I was 10 years old at the time). We visited Arnhem, Nijmegen, Eindhoven, and many other places in the country, but we sure could have used a tour guide to really see the battle sites. I do remember visiting the bridges, the Canadian war cemetery in Groesbeek, and the airborne museum at Hartenstein. Thank you SO much for this guided tour ... you did a wonderful job. Now, I can re-watch 'Theirs Is The Glory' with a better understanding of the terrain and distances.

I had an Uncle that took part in Operation Market Garden. He was so traumatised by the battle, he spent ten months in Psychiatric care. He mentioned the war to me until I received orders to Camp New Amsterdam in 1976, making me promise to visit the military cemetary. Which I did more than once. Excellent job, thank you for your work.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Bugeater. A side of the war that very few people talk about.

A great presentation, sir. The detailed information is quite good. These small stories/battles are usually left out. Thank you.

Great video. Always wanted to know more about the story of the Recce Jeeps. You nailed it. Nice to include both sides of the story.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words!

I have just returned from Arnhem ,infact followed in the footstep of your documentary .excellent

Thank you for this excellent video which explains the unfolding moments so clearly ! Bedankt !

Excellent description of the Recces attempt to reach the Bridge, I have visited Arnhem & Oosterbeek a couple of times but never managed to get to the Landing Zones, Thank you for giving me that chanced to view a different perspective of the battle area.

Excellent video and history lesson. I visited the site of the ambush back in 1995 as part of a tour of the Market Garden battle sites.

Beautiful and respectfully produced documentary. I have always wondered why the jeep attack was unsuccessful. You have explained it perfectly. Well done and thank you.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good to see your research is spot on. Not only from the British side but the German as well. You also got it correct with the fact that most of the Jeeps did arrive.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Carl!

Very good! Thanks for all the effort you put in - I can now picture these places and events much better now.

What truly emotional experience thank you to the author. And an even bigger thank you to all those soldiers of the allied forces who fought to free Europe and those that fought in the east. God bless them all.

What's not to like? You are a guardian of these brave men's story. You have not allowed them to be forgotten. So yes I have given this video a like. Thank you so much for making this.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, that means a lot to me!

Excellent video. Thank you for uploading.

Fantastic video, really helps put some geography to the battle, especially the blocking line by that cavalier German officer.

Excellent commentary. Very understandable. Thank you.

Thank you for such a brilliant commentary. 👍💯🇬🇧

I love the detail. It makes sense of it all.

Thank you so much. An unbiased factual commentary of a very traumatic event. Looking for more of work now.

VG vid!! Well researched, excellently portrayed! Well done!

Excellent video, very informative.

As a U.S. Army disabled veteran living in Denmark, I need to make a trip to Arnhem.

@fryfrysk

4 жыл бұрын

Please visit also the airborn museum at the HQ of gen. Urquehart at Hartenstein

@johnchalleen3278

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck sir.

Thanks so much for this. Extraordinarily informative. An excellent video that really helps make sense of what happened.

This was wonderful, such dedication to laying it all out. Very sobering to see all the graves, thank you for such a fine job telling this story.

A wonderful video, thank you. 🇬🇧

A Bloody Excellent Video That Was!

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Having lived in the Netherlands I traveled many, many times through Arnhem on my way to Germany and never knew THIS was "A Bridge Too Far." I would have loved to have explored it. Thank you.

Have just found this video and have to say thank you, its amazing. I was doing research for a friend whose grandad (Trooper Garwood) was the driver in one of the jeeps in Section 7 , he was injured and taken PoW. We had some photo's of where we believed this all happened but thanks to your video and google maps we can actually see and pinpoint where it happened. Thank you so much for allowing us to connect with what they went through.

Just came on this video,great job much detail,i have been visiting the area for over thirty years,always pay my respects,i had the privilege of knowing one of the recon soldiers from my town,one day he invited me or a brew and he told me the full story of his military servicethat was after knowing the Man for over two years.

Great detail in this video. ~ Harley

Thank you for providing this video. It certainly enhanced my recent visit to Arnhem.

Thanks for your time and effort making this video .Well done.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great film. Thank you for sharing this fascinating story and the tragic events.

Very indepth and a great way to show just how confusing ot could without someone shooting at you. The fog of war.

An excellent presentation that I found posted by one of my Linkedin contacts. I've liked and subscribed. I'm looking forward to watching more.

Another great detailed video and would love to see more from within the Arnhem area. Many thanks for your efforts.

Great research, presentation and video. Thank you. Dank u wel. Have worked in the Netherlands often over the years and I have great respect for the country. Been to many war sites to pay respects. Best wishes from England. 'Lest we forget.'

excellent documentary....well done and thanks.

Great documentary! More please!!

Excellent video lecture. Enjoyed it all.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautifully and tastefully done .

Very informative video, thanks.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

What a fanatstic video. Actually walking the route taken has made it easier to understand the difficulties faced by the recce sqn than looking at maps and photographs. Your tone was respectful and your knowledge first class. Well done, I've subscribed and look forward to watching further videos.

WOW! That was really interesting & informative to hear about what happened & from the German side too, THANK YOU!

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thank you for your kind words!

A great informative video, Well done.

Amazing video. Thanks for letting those of us who will never get to be there in person actually see the places where these events occurred.

Many thanks to you for the respect you show to both sides.

Told in a very clear and understandable way! Compliments!

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you! What a great narration! And locations!

Excellent work great job..

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This is absolutely excellent - what brilliant research. Thank you very much for posting.

excellent- many thanks

Wonderful video. I was over there last year in 2021 and visited many of the sites in your video including the beautiful cemetery. Thank you for posting this excellent video.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks very much for incite !! and effort am sure the boys would appreciate it !!

Thankyou Sir, what a professional film and I note particularly your respectful commentary. I will be staying in the area next week for a couple of nights and after seeing your film, intend to walk in that section of the road near that embankment tunnel. May all those blokes rest in peace, lest we forget.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and enjoy your visit!

thankyou for this nice worke well done

Thank you for bringing us their story please keep this going

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, lest we forget.

Great informative & balanced video, many thanks.

My gosh, you did an incredible job with this video and the history! Thank you!!! What a wonderful way to show your respect and continue all the soldier's legacy. That was simply outstanding!!! PS: Liked, and Subscribed!!!

I first visited the cemetary back in the summer of 2002. And found it touching to see how well the locals had kept it. Great vid.

very well presented and researched! excellent.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thankyou so much for this superb and thoughtful video and to all the Dutch people who continue to respect these sites and war graves

Really amazing story and so well told, I visited the museums in the Nijmegen area and was struck by how close the bridgers were to each other.

One of the best and detailed video documentaries I've seen for a while, very accurate and interesting and brilliant commentary...keep up the excellent work! I was a friend of an old 21st Ind Para Coy soldier who jumped onto LZ S with No-3 Platoon, Pte Les 'Jocky' Morgan and the photo you showed of the 21st next to the Stirlings prior to take off was No 3 Platoon...so was delighted to see that...thank you Joris!

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@richyclatworthy1639

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBattlefieldExplorer Very welcome Joris...may I ask if you will ever do a recording of the 21st from the LZ/DZs via Oosterbeek and Operation Berlin please?

@shelleyandbryan

4 жыл бұрын

Richy Clatworthy k. Hope we

Fantastic video. Good job. Thanks.

Excellent video sir, thank you for showing these historic locations. I've read everything I could on the Arnhem/Market Garden operations. The actions of the Dutch people helping the allies during the battle were exceedingly brave. Bless them all.

Superb video- many thanks

A really excellently narrated & filmed and informative film. For someone for whom English is not their native language you put many British historical presenters in the shade.

thankyou sir for the good film.

Uitstekende documentaire. Van genoten! Dank!

Amazing video. Thanks for your work

Excellent, well done. Love the detail, especially regarding , individual German soilders

Good presentation.

My Uncle, Frederick Groves, was captured at Arnhem and we had always been led to believe that he had been injured by gun fire whilst parachuting, his leg being saved by a German doctor and the rest of the war spent in a camp. Unfortunately he passed away many years ago and would never talk of his experiences as a POW so what actually happened to him, where and when, must remain a mystery. Thanks for the excellent video.

@TheBattlefieldExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Tim! Thank you for sharing your story with us!