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Folder with 8-page illustrated introduction with full glossary of terms and 12 facsimile documents that include the following: SS Account of Battle: German 16th Battalion account of battle at Arnhem, with congratulatory note signed by Himmler; 1 Para War Diary: Summary of action from parachute drop to capture by Lt. Simpson, who took part in the attack on the bridge at Arnhem; Plan of Advance: Map showing Allied positions prior to advance, final planned positions, drop zones and main axis of advance; Grenadier Guards' War Diary: Narrative of British armoured unit's advance and link-up with US airborne units; US 82nd Airborne Nijmegen Map: Detailed colour map of US 82nd Airborne and British Grenadier Guards' capture of Nijmegen bridges; Dutch Resistance Instructions: Local resistance units' Ordre de Mission for their role in Operation MARKET GARDEN; Photograph of SS Armour: RAF aerial reconnaissance image of destroyed German tanks and vehicles on the Arnhem Bridge; German Intelligence Summary: Ultra decrypt of intercepted message giving summary of the battle from the German perspective; 3 Para War Diary: Detailed narrative of six days' action from drop to evacuation; Letter from Colonel Cassidy, US 101st Airborne: Message to the Irish Guards praising the leadership of their Sergeant McRory in supporting US airborne forces; Dutch Resistance Messages: Signals sent by undercover Dutch, US and British SOE and OSS agents from Holland to London, with pictures of some of the agents; Ultra decrypt: German Army Gruppe West message intercepted at the culmination of battle.
Public Record Office
2000, 8.5" x 11", paper
ISBN: 9781873162835
111-P6283
