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Operation Market Garden

by Jim Wallman
De Ark van Oost, Nijmegen, 30 August 2014
XXX Corps crossing the bridge at Nijmegen

Introduction

The Battle of Arnhem is a wellknown and famous Second World War Battle. In september 2014, it will be 70 years ago that the Allies tried to force a breakthrough across the Rhine. If they would have succeeded in taking all bridges along the route to Arnhem, a breakthrough towards North Germany would have become possible and with it a faster ending of the War.

On the 17th of September paratroopers of 3 airborne divisions landed near Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem to take the bridges. The intention was that they would be relieved within several days by ground troops of the British 2nd army. The advance on the ground, however, was slowed down by heavy German resistance and despite the efforts of the British paratroopers, they had to withdraw from the Arnhem bridge after a week. Without the Arnhem bridge, the operation had failed, but the Allies had come very close to their target.

On the 30th of August 2014, Stichting Megagames NL will organise another version of the Operation Market Garden Megagame. Players will be assigned to teams where each team commands a formation from the original battle. Command levels range from teams commanding divisions, to teams commanding corps, and high command teams in overall control. Within a team, players must work together to ensure their formation is properly organised and supplied, that the enemy actions are monitored, and that the players at the next level up the chain of command are kept informed.

The game will be played on the 30th of August 2014 in Wijkcentrum De Ark van Oost in Nijmegen.

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