Arnhem

20. German infantry probe the perimeter around Oosterbeek, September 1944 (IWM HU 2126)

21. Dutch civilians evacuated from St Elizabeth’s Hospital escorted by a medic with white flag (Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford)

22. Kazic Szmid in 1944 (Andrzej Szmid), shortly after the fighting at Arnhem; at Arnhem in 2009

23. Wounded men of the 1st Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers, at Arnhem (Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford)

24. British paratroopers march into captivity (Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford)

25. An officer of the 1st Airborne Division loses his trousers after crossing the Rhine (Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford)

26. Corporal Ron Mills pays his respects at the grave of Trooper Edmond, who was killed on 17 September after landing by glider (IWM BU 1105)

27. A wounded soldier is carried away from the Divisional Administrative area at Oosterbeek, 24 September. Stocks of ammunition and fuel can just be seen in the background (IWM BU 1141)

28. The letter received by Ron Brooker’s mother in October informing her that Ron was missing in action; the letter she received in November 1944 informing her he was a prisoner of war (Ron Brooker)

29. Aerial view of Arnhem, destroyed during the battle (Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford)

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