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| Ubique   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France
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  | Remembering Arnhem Remembering Operation Market Garden which began 63 years ago today. In particular:
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17-09-2007, 11:39 AM
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| Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France
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| Couple of photos of the Arnhem area,
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17-09-2007, 11:46 AM
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 | Although my granda Pte Dominic Toye RAMC didn't die, he did spend the rest of the war as a pow, he was attched to 7th KOSB.
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17-09-2007, 12:22 PM
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| Pog mo thon  Join Date: Apr 2004
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| If I could recommend a book to read about Arnhem try "It never Snows in September" by Robert Kershaw. It is an excellent account of how the Germans managed to hold the line in Sept 1944 after the rout from France the previous month. Well worth a read.
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17-09-2007, 01:14 PM
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| Agreed, it is an excellent book and for the German side, this website is also very good: Defending Arnhem © 2007
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17-09-2007, 02:31 PM
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| Good web link Paul. That site certainly has potential although there is work to be done on it still.
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17-09-2007, 06:03 PM
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| First In My uncle, Sgt Jim Gamble was one of the 'First In' as mentioned in a couple of books. He was in 21st Independent Parachute Company. He survived the experience but never talked about it. Attached is his wedding photo from 1944 to Susan and a photo from 21st time in Norway near the end of the war. |
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17-09-2007, 06:07 PM
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Defending Arnhem books_© 2007
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17-09-2007, 08:55 PM
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| Marcus try The Pegasus Archive they have everything you need.
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