Operation Market Garden: The British Army's Costly Disaster | Battles Won & Lost | War Stories

In September 1944 the Allies launched Operation Market Garden. The brainchild of Bernard Montgomery its objective was to punch a hole in the German line and establish the northern end of a pincer movement across the Rhine, that would finally defeat Germany. The outcome however was very different. In this episode of Battles Won & Lost we see how failed communication and poor tactics led to the defeat of Market Garden. Alongside Market Garden we’ll also be looking at several other great battles of the war and examining the outcomes in detail, with everything from ‘The Dunkirk Evacuation’ in 1940 to ‘The Battle Of Berlin’ in 1945.

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00:00 - Start
01:30 - The Dunkirk Evacuation (1940)
10:57 - The Japanese Invasion Of Malaya (1941)
18:40 - The Battle Of River Plate (1939)
26:00 - Operation Market Garden (1944)
34:28 - The Battle Of Syria (1941)
40:53 - The Battle Of Berlin (1945) #warstories Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code WARSTORIES https://bit.ly/3rc7nqm