75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden today, Sept. 17

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75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden today, Sept. 17 Sept 17, 2019 20:43:54 GMT -5

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Might be time to dig out the Dvd of "A Bridge Too Far." Imho it had some of the best war movie cinematography of all time, largely because they were pre-CGI. They had real C47's, Shermans, half-tracks etc. And some brilliant photography. Great score too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnK8-hoRE0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfv-19f8ZG8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sgileqaOdo

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75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden today, Sept. 17 Sept 18, 2019 0:42:07 GMT -5

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Many of the Shermans lined up on the dikes were plastic shells on VW bus chassis. I wonder whatever happened to them all? If you look very very closely you can spot them off in the distances. The close in tanks of course were all real. They had moving tracks that didnt quite touch the ground.

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75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden today, Sept. 17 Sept 18, 2019 10:07:37 GMT -5

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I just remembered. I went to college in Spokane (Gonzaga U.). We used to go down to Pullman and Moscow for rifle matches. There was some little down on the way down that had a Sherman tank as a memorial. Unfortunately we never stopped to take a closer look. No idea what the name of the town was.

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volkssturm Master sergeant Posts: 2,040	75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden today, Sept. 17 Sept 22, 2019 12:52:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by volkssturm on Sept 22, 2019 12:52:31 GMT -5 A YouTube video about the Ambush of the Irish Guards. This was portrayed in "A Bridge Too Far," shortly after XXX Corps rolled into Holland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7UCLf7a-3k
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75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden today, Sept. 17

Post by volkssturm on Sept 17, 2019 20:43:54 GMT -5

Post by 2nd Bat on Sept 18, 2019 0:42:07 GMT -5

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