World War Two Tours Operation Market Garden: Arnhem & The Oosterbeek Perimeter Walking Tour Tour Prices: £499 per guest Low Single Rooms Supplements £40 per night Deposit just £100 per person Next Trip Dates: September 5-7 2014 PLACES AVAILABLE What’s included: Bed & Breakfast Accommodation All transport from the official overseas start point Accompanied for the trip duration All Museum entrances All Expert Talks & Guidance Low Group Numbers Following the initial successes of D Day the Allied advance began to develop supply problems and eventually halted at the Dutch/Belgian border at the beginning of September 1944. “Our guide was a fount of In order to break the deadlock, Field-Marshall Sir Bernard Montgomery, commanding Twenty- information – all delivered First Army Group, the northern ‘prong’ of the Allied advance, proposed early in September, 1944, at the correct time in the trip using airborne troops to make a daring leap over the German defences and open up the way for a and more than sufficient to answer any query. The effort mass advance by the Allied armour into Germany. British and American parachutists and glider- that he put in was exemplary” borne troops would land in strength behind the German lines in Holland, capture bridges over the Meuse, Waal and Lower Rhine, and hold them while Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey’s British Second Army, led by XXX Corps, poured through Holland into Germany. Montgomery persuaded Eisenhower to support his plan, which went ahead under the codename MARKET GARDEN”. Military History Tours is all about the If successful the operation would establish an extended supply line as far as the last bridge at ‘experience’. Naturally we take care of Arnhem. The great natural barrier, the Rhine, would have to be crossed, and the Ruhr and the all local accommodation, transport and entrances but what sets us aside is our rest of Germany would lie open to the Second Army with no more natural obstacles in the way. on the ground knowledge and contacts, established over many, many years Despite an outstanding valiant and heroic attempt by the British they were unable to ‘hold until that enable you to really get under the relieved’ by the Second Army and, in the name of Cornelius Ryan’s famous book and subsequent surface of your chosen subject matter. Hollywood movie, it tragically proved to be ….. “A Bridge Too Far….” By guiding guests around these historic locations we feel we are contributing greatly towards ‘keeping the spirit alive’ On this trip MHT starts at the initial British drop and landing zones of the British 1st Airborne of some of the most memorable events Division who were supported by men of the Glider Pilot Regiment. We follow the routes in to in human history. Arnhem and the bridge before then exploring the Oosterbeek perimeter and ultimately their Let their sacrifice not be in vain. withdrawal across the Rhine. Email [email protected] Phone 0845 835 0644 Web www.militaryhistorytours.co.uk Mobile 07899 083611 For the latest news and tour information follow @MilitaryHistory World War Two Tours British Drop Zone / Landing Zone Plantsoen Memorial The Culvert Location of VC action Angel of Arnhem’s residence Day One guests are met at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport by MHT’s Jo Hook who will be in place to meet guests off the 09:05 arrival flight. The group then travels down by train from Schiphol to Arnhem arriving c11:45. Guests get checked in to our central Arnhem hotel before picking up a packed lunch and heading off. Guests are taken by taxi to our furthest point: the initial British Drop and Landing Zones to the west of Arnhem where we discuss the overall Market Garden Plan and the deployment of German troops in the area. During the trip we discuss the personalities Scars of battle who would become significant throughout the course of the nine day operation. We then walk to the “Culvert” at Wolfheze a location of significant importance to the advance on Arnhem where we discuss the initial failure of 1st AB recce squadrons. From the Culvert we take a gentle stroll to Oosterbeek where we go into detail on the 1st and 3rd Para Bns as well as discussing German initial reactions to the landings. From Oosterbeek we catch a bus back to our hotel for a wash and brush up before going out to dinner in Arnhem. The White House, scene of bitter fighting Email [email protected] Phone 0845 835 0644 Web www.militaryhistorytours.co.uk Mobile 07899 083611 For the latest news and tour information follow @MilitaryHistory World War Two Tours Fierce fighting took place all British Drop Zone / Landing Zone around Arnhem Bridge Battle for Arnhem Bridge Jo Hook with guests at Arnhem bridge Oosterbeek CWGC Memorial Gen Urquharts HQ Hartenstein Hotel Oosterbeek Museum Oosterbeek Museum Operation Berlin withdrawal Day Two we take the bus to Oosterbeek to visit the Airborne Day Three we take the bus from Arnhem to Oosterbeek and Museum at the former HQ of Urquhart at the Hartenstein hotel. walk the Oosterbeek perimeter. We take in the actions of the We then walk down to the Westerbouwing Heights on the KOSBs at the Dreyoord, Queripel’s VC, 156 Para Bn, RASC (Capt extreme southwest of the Perimeter where we recount the bitter Kavanagh) and Medics. We will have lunch at the Schonoord fighting. We then walk into Arnhem itself stopping en route to which was used as a Medical dressing station during Perimeter include the railway bridge, the site of the pontoon bridge and battle. We cover the reports of Stanley Maxted, the resupply and of course the Arnhem bridge area itself. Here we go into great Lord’s VC, Lonsdale and the Old church and Cain’s VC. We cover detail about individual actions and the bitter street fighting and the final evacuation before walking to the CWGC before our final include such events as Grayburn’s VC. We visit Onderlangs and summing up. We then head to the hotel to grab bags before Bovenover and the fight to relieve 2nd Para Bn at the bridge catching the 17:00 train back to Schiphol airport. and Baskeyfield’s VC. We then retire to the hotel to recharge our batteries before heading out for a well deserved dinner. For more information on this, or any other MHT tour, or to make a booking please call us on 0845 835 0644. Alternatively you can email us at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Email [email protected] Phone 0845 835 0644 Web www.militaryhistorytours.co.uk Mobile 07899 083611 For the latest news and tour information follow @MilitaryHistory.