File:82nd Grave.jpg
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English: US Army paratroopers are dropped near Grave, Netherlands while livestock graze near gliders that landed earlier. This was the beginning of Operation Market Garden during World War II, which resulted in heavy Allied losses.
Nederlands: VS paramilitairen worden gedropt in de buurt van Grave, terwijl het vee graast naast de zweefvliegtuigen die eerder gelandwaren. Dit was het begin van de Operatie Market Garden die resuklteerde in zware verliezen van de geallieerden.
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| Date | 17 September 1944 |
| Source | Photoshelter.com ( Direct link) |
| Author | Unknown |
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This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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