Summary

Description1st Airborne Division parachute at Arnhem.jpg	English: Arnhem 17 - 25 September 1944: C-47 Dakotas and paratroops of the 1st (British) Airborne Division silhouetted against a sky as they descend towards Oosterbeek, just outside Arnhem. They were dropped a little distance from the town to allow some organisation before going in to battle; on balance this proved to have been a mistaken tactic because of the time it gave the German forces to react.
Date	17 September 1944
Source	This photograph BU 1162 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author	Smith D M (Sgt), Army Film and Photographic Unit

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• 2011-04-26 22:28 Jim Sweeney 300×298× (8598 bytes) {{Information | description =Arnhem 17 - 25 September 1944: C-47 Dakotas and paratroops of the 1st (British) Airborne Division silhouetted against a sky as they descend towards Oosterbeek, just outside Arnhem. They were dropped a little distance from the