Market Garden – British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem

Undoubtedly the most famous part of Operation Market Garden: the Battle of Arnhem. Here British 1st Airborne Division fought for nine days, supplemented by elements of the Polish Parachute Brigade. During this battle, in which almost everything went wrong from the first moment, these units fought like lions and earned enormous respect from both friend and foe. Yet, it was a lost battle. This tour takes you along the fields, forests, streets and (of course) bridges that were the scenes of heavy fighting. You will follow the story as the battle progressed; from the euphoria of the first airborne landings, the initial blockades of the Germans, to the fighting around the bridge and the Oosterbeek perimeter, and finally to the nightly retreat over the Rhine.