![Operation Market Garden, a bold plan to end the war quickly, was an allied disaster in Holland. But the 82nd Airborne Division held firm.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/82nd-Market-Garde-FEATURED-760x348.jpg)
European Theater
Operation Market Garden: the 82nd Airborne Division’s Pivotal Role
By Martin K.A. MorganBy mid-August 1944, roughly one month before the now-famous Operation Market Garden, the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division had been fighting off and on for over a year. Read more