Operation Market Garden: The Failure to Utilize German Airborne Innovation

Abstract

The German airborne operation during Fall Gelb against Fortress Holland demonstrated the successful use of three overarching concepts; use of air support, location of drop and landing zones, and link up of mechanized forces with paratroopers. Had the Allies implemented the German approach to airborne operations regarding these concepts in Operation Market Garden, the outcome would have been success.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176073

Entities

People

  • Richard M Arbogast

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Airborne
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army
  • Bridges
  • Case Studies
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Field Army
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Netherlands
  • New York
  • Paratroopers
  • Printing
  • River Crossings
  • Second World War
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.