Operation Market Garden - Arnhem
In the summer of 1944 Allied High Command gave its approval to an ambitious plan to secure a bridgehead across the last natural barrier to Germany – the Lower Rhine.
To airborne troops was given the responsibility of securing the bridges over the canals and rivers on the Eindhoven-Arnhem road along which the British 2nd Army would then advance.
Although this operation, to be known as Market Garden, would see numerous incidences of personal heroism it would not deliver the breakthrough sought and would result in over 1,200 British soldiers losing their lives.
Suggested Itinerary
3-day Arnhem by coach
Day 1: Hell’s Highway
Day 2: US Airborne, Nijmegen
Day 3: British Airborne, Oostebeck
*Brittany Ferries option Portsmouth/Caen is subject to availability. Price on application.
Specifications/topics supported by these tours
AQA Specification B > Britain at War
Edexcel Specification A > War and the Transformation of British Society 1931-1951 > The impact of War on Britain 1914-1955
Themes
- Hitler’s Foreign Policy
- The Origins of World War II
- Britain at War
- The impact of war and transformation of British society
- The development of warfare – tactics and technology in the Second World War
Other options
Occupied France
Apart from the Ardennes the two most northern departments of France, Nord and the Pas-de-Calais, are the only ones to have been occupied by German troops twice in the Twentieth Century.
ANGLIA is able to offer a tour which brings into sharp focus the struggle to survive during a period where finding food and keeping warm became an obsession. It considers the temptations of collaboration and the fate of those who sought to resist the Nazi regime.
Normandy D-Day – June 6th 1944
The largest and most ambitious military operation ever staged, the Normandy Landings of June 1944 paved the way for the Allies’ eventual victory in the Second World War. Our D-Day tours are tailor-made to suit your curriculum needs and your location in the UK.
We can combine visits to the sites of the British and American airborne landings, and the beach landings along the coast, combining museum visits with stands delivered by our team of expert guides.
