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A combined [[paratroop]] and [[armor]] operation, by Allied forces in September 1944, to seize  bridges over the [[Maas River|Maas]], [[Waal River|Waal]] and [[Rhine River|Rhine Rivers]] in [the Netherlands]]; generally considered a failure
Military operation by Allied forces in September 1944, during World War II, with the intention of seizing key Dutch river crossings; it was partially successful but the Germans held the road bridge over the Rhine in [[Arnhem]], which was the prime Allied target.

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A definition or brief description of Operation Market Garden.

Military operation by Allied forces in September 1944, during World War II, with the intention of seizing key Dutch river crossings; it was partially successful but the Germans held the road bridge over the Rhine in Arnhem, which was the prime Allied target.