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Parachutists jump over Ginkel Heath Netherlands, Sept. 21, 2024, to mark the 80th anniversary of an audacious by unsuccessful World War II mission codenamed Market Garden.

Video. 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden commemorated near Arnhem

Updated: 21/09/2024 - 17:20 GMT+2

Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions, Operation Market Garden.

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