ERMELO, Netherlands (Sept. 20, 2018) , German and British Soldiers receive German Army parachute "wings" after participating in exercise Falcon Leap at the Houtdorperveld Drop Zone as part of the 74th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. This year’s commemoration brought together approximately 750 paratroopers from seven different countries for a series of airborne operations and events to commemorate the largest airborne operation in history. To this day, generations of Dutch remember the bravery and sacrifice of more than 41,600 troops from the US, UK and Poland who together consti
ERMELO, Netherlands (Sept. 20, 2018) , German and British Soldiers receive German Army parachute "wings" after participating in exercise Falcon Leap at the Houtdorperveld Drop Zone as part of the 74th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. This year’s commemoration brought together approximately 750 paratroopers from seven different countries for a series of airborne operations and events to commemorate the largest airborne operation in history. To this day, generations of Dutch remember the bravery and sacrifice of more than 41,600 troops from the US, UK and Poland who together constituted the Allied Airborne Army. Army Europe
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