Posted on Jul 20, 2023

Battle of Nijmegen Bridge: Taking the Crossings Over the Waal

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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Battle of Nijmegen Bridge: Taking the Crossings Over the Waal

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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 82d Abn. Div. glider artillerymen unload their guns and equipment on a landing zone near Grave, Holland. (2) 82d Abn. Div. paratroopers jump into Holland from C-47 Dakota transports on 17 Sept. 1944. (3 & 4) Men of the 504th PIR, 82d Abn. Div. cross the Waal River led by Maj. Julian Cook under heavy fire in an effort to seize the northern end of the Waal bridge near Nijmegan on 20 Sept. (5) After crossing the Waal, 504th PIR troopers make final preparations for their assault on the bridge. (6) 504th PIR troopers assault the Waal bridge--the decisive point in their sector. (7) Men of the 82d Abn. Div.'s 3d Bn., 504th PIR, assault the Hof von Halland fortress during Opn. Market-Garden.

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SSG Robert Pratt

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Thought I saw Robert Redford in one of those pics! JK.

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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SSG Robert Pratt - In the painting showing the rowers on the Waal River up close. Redford portrayed Maj. Cook in the movie "A Bridge too Far" and the artist used him as the model. It's like a cavalry captain in a Vicksburg painting I have who looks just like John Wayne above. . . .

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