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Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1944Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1944

Frederick BrowningJune 1944

Arnhem · Warfare / World War, 2nd

At the Battle of Arnhem makes the comment "I think we might be going a bridge too far"

James GavinJune 1944

Arnhem · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Leads an attack whih takes the Nijmegen Bridge

Brian Horrocks1944

Arnhem · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Fails to relieve the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem

Names involved

Brian HorrocksFrederick BrowningJames Gavin

Provenance

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