Allied territory

Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 8: Major-General ‘Roy’ Urquhart led the doomed British attack on Arnhem, but somehow made it back across the Rhine, dodging enemy gunfire and patrols. In September 1944, 40,000 Allied troops descend on occupied Holland to secure the bridges over the countrys many waterways, pave the way for an invasion of Germany, and bring about an end to the war. But for British soldiers under the command of Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart, the new mission becomes survival. September 1944 everyone thought Hitler was finished. It was the biggest airborne assault in history – 40,000 […]