The operation was divided into two distinct parts that had to work in perfect synchronization:
: A rapid armored advance by the British XXX Corps . They were to drive 64 miles (103 km) up a single narrow road—nicknamed "Hell's Highway"—to link up with the paratroopers at each bridge. The Battle for Arnhem Operation Market Garden at 80: Reconnaissance | NCAP Arnhem 1944 : Operation Market Garden
was an ambitious Allied military operation during World War II, fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from September 17 to 25, 1944 . Conceived by British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery , the plan aimed to bypass the formidable Siegfried Line and open a direct route into Germany's industrial heartland, the Ruhr Valley, potentially ending the war by Christmas 1944. Core Strategy: Two Integrated Components The operation was divided into two distinct parts