included a 97-year-old veteran...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49771180

While I was visiting Oosterbeek Cemetery a few years ago, i chanced on a maroon-beret-wearing old soldier visiting his brother, who had died on the fifth day of the hand-to-hand battle in the town. Both were medics, and both had jumped about ten minutes apart, but had only briefly encountered each other in the mayhem that followed.

His brother had died whilst giving aid to a German soldier.

It was that kind of fight, sometimes.

I salute Mr. Cortmann.

If I make it to 97 (HIGHLY UNLIKELY) I'm going to make a jump in his honor...

Thanks for posting this Tac. God bless those old Soldiers.

Brave intrepid souls indeed. We are here due to their courage.

Montgomery claimed that “Operation Market-Garden” was "90% successful".

"My country can never again afford the luxury of another ‘Montgomery success’," stated Bernhard, the Prince of the Netherlands.

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Originally posted by 2BobTanner:
Montgomery claimed that “Operation Market-Garden” was "90% successful".

"My country can never again afford the luxury of another ‘Montgomery success’," stated Bernhard, the Prince of the Netherlands.

Montgomery was complete dick. My late Uncle Micky, who was on the other side, used his German nickname - General Wartensee - a pun in German, of all things - General Wait and see.