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| Poland |
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| Day By Day |
| September 17th, 1944 September 18th, 1944 September 19th, 1944 September 20th, 1944 September 21st, 1944 September 22nd, 1944 September 23rd, 1944 September 24th, 1944 September 25th, 1944 September 26th, 1944 |
| Operation Market Garden |
| 1st Airborne Division 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade 82nd Airborne Division 101st Airborne Division XXX Corps |
| Other Units Involved |
| 1st Airborne Division 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade 82nd Airborne Division 101st Airborne Division |
| September 17th, 1944 – September 26th, 1944 |
| Operation Market Garden |
| Objectives |
- Land south of the Arnhem road bridge
- Support the 1st Airborne Division in holding the bridge for a minimum of 48 hours.
- Link up with the advancing ground forces of the 30th Corps.
| Operational Area |
Arnhem Area, The Netherlands
| Allied Forces |
- 1st Airborne Division
- 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade
- 52nd, (Lowland) Airlanding Division
| Axis Forces |
- II SS-Panzer-Corps
- 6. Fallschirmjäger Regiment
- Bataillon I, Hauptmann Emil Priekschat
- Bataillon II, Hauptmann Rolf Mager
- Bataillon III, Hauptmann Horst Trebes
- Pionier Kompanie
- Panzerjäger Kompanie
- Fusilier Kompanie
- Kampfgruppe von Tettau
- Feldkommandantur 642
- SS-Unterführerschule Arnheim
- Bataillon I
- Bataillon II
- Bataillon III
- SS-Polizei Schule
- SS-Ausbildungs und Ersatz Bataillon 4
- Bataillon I
- Bataillon II
- SS-Wach Battalion 3
- Schiffsturm Abteilung 10
- Schiffsturm Abteilung 6/14
- Fliegerhorst Battalion 2
- Fliegerhorst Battalion 3
- Artillerie Regiment 184
- Sicherheit Regiment 42
- Kampfgruppe Knoche
- Sicherheit Regiment 26
- Bataillon I
- Bataillon II
- MG Bataillon 30
- FlaK Abteilung 688
- Bataillon I
- Bataillon II
- Hermann Göering Schule Regiment
- Hermann Göering Schule Regiment
- Bataillon I
- Panzer Abteilung 224
- SS Ersatz Abteilung 4
- Deelen Airfield FlaK Kompanie
- Wach Kompanie
- Reichs AD
- Hermann Göering Schule Regiment
- Sicherheit Regiment 26
- Kampfgruppe Kraft
- SS-Panzer Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Bataillon 16
- Schwerepanzer Abteilung 506
- Schwerepanzer Kompanie Hummel
- StuG Abteilung 280
- Artillerie Regiment 191
- Bataillon I
- Bataillon II
- Bataillon III
- SS-Werfer Abteilung 102, Hauptsturmfürer Nickmann
- Kampfgruppe Brinkmann
- Kampfgruppe Bruhn
- Kampfgruppe Harder
- Sperrverband Harzer
- MG Bataillon 47
- Marine Kampfgruppe 642
- Kampfgruppe Schörken
- Kampfgruppe Kauer
- SS-Abteilung “Landstrum Nederland”
- Kampfgruppe Knaust
- Ersatz Abteilung Bocholt
- Panzer Kompanie Mielke
- Kampfgruppe Spindler
- FlaK Abteilung Swoboda
- Kampfgruppe von Allworden
- Kampfgruppe Weber
| Operation |
The 1st Airborne Division is supported by the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, under the command of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, which is scheduled to be dropped south of the road bridge after the initial landings.
| Passwords |
Like the 1st Airborne Division, the passwords for the initial days at Arnhem were similar for the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade, as specified in the operational orders, are as follows:
- H Hour to September 17th, 1944: Challenge, “Red,” Reply, “Beret.”
- September 18th, 1944, D+1: Challenge, “Uncle,” Reply, “Sam.”
- September 19th, 1944, D+2: Challenge, “Carrier,” Reply, “Pigeon.”
- September 20th, 1944, D+3: Challenge, “Air,” Reply, “Borne.”
- September 21st, 1944, D+4: Challenge, “Robert,” Reply, “Burns.”
- September 22nd, 1944, D+5: Challenge, “Troop,” Reply, “Carrier.”
Only five days’ worth of passwords were originally planned, and once these were exhausted, New passwords had to be created. There are indications that Challenge “Mae”, Reply, “West” was used on September 24th, 1944. Passwords for Saturday and Monday might be missing. Most likely passwords were arranged locally by Headquarters.
| September 17th, 1944 |
| September 18th, 1944 |
| September 21st, 1944 |
| September 22nd, 1944 |
| September 23rd, 1944 |
| September 24th, 1944 |
| September 25th, 1944 |
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