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1 Airlanding Brigade (UK) landing near Arnhem

1944-09-17 · Arnhem · Netherlands

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Men of Headquarters Artillery Group of UK 1st Airlanding Reconnaissance Squadron landing near Arnhem, Gelderland, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944; note the two collided Horsa gliders in background.

See the map here:  Landing- droppingzone Arnhem

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