European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 01, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday april 1, 1963 world War ii Battle of Arnhein recalled by Jamks m. H matk Nijek gun the Nerv i lands a was the most Gallant operation i be Over  thus did n i it inti colonel de my Ibi the a Merliin crossing of the annl River no Nijm Eren in. The crossing took n heavy loll of the 82nd Al Hurnt his it Mill Parachute inf ref hut f enabled British and american it oops to seize the Nijm Egen Bridge before it could be blown up by the let-1 mans. The Story of the set me of the Bridge was fold q n group of the Holt Ash soldiers Hist week by in of the men who were. Chr re if years ago a British colonel Melon american sergeant. M col Stephen Kan Klon. Now r it Nylon a meander in the Irish  he i it club Betroth near rides Sadoi of Germany commanded j n of Udron of Sherman tank i Britain s  army div during1 Field marshal Montgomery left j Hook sweep into Holland in 1044.1 first sol u k. Pm Ninfi we a platoon her gemini in the Mulh a name Jpn me is now first Stu run i of troop d. 2nd so 4lh army Cut. I Munich. 1.nitrton, pm Morin and four Oiler no motion in Holland  mar Kel  were Imti a b Tler British 2nd div in Germany operation Market Garden called for the Amer Ienn 1 hot airborne div to be dropped re Eindhoven the a Merliin h2nd it Cornve. And the British it no arnhem. By Cap Turing the Bridges it ".rave, a Larne. Gen and arnhem and inking up together they would open n ror Ridor for the British 2nd army to weep round the Northern end of the Western front and across North Ern Gerry any Lobi Elln. Trapping  German troop in Tott tid in the process. Stamp Iii on 11 Promontory Over looking the Nijm Egen Bridge. Pm .88 at thin end of the Arch of Iho rond Bridge emf Nnoli a on the for hide just beyond that while House Over hero and some Zwir Tetra Over there on the left tide of the Bridge. It wan n Little warm til if Lime but our position was quite Good. That night wan a Nightman to put ii mildly. All night Long the German brought u reinforce ments from arnhem 10 Miles i North of numb gun. A Daylight on the 20lh nil of us were Rendy to do something even if h in  j Langton then picked up the Ithrene of the a Lucy j on wednesday Ihn shh. Oan \ Elj Mogen. The news from the 1st airborne it arnhem Wiik not Good and we were nil dead not on racing for arnhem As fast possible. Ammons Monty s Bunch brought up some boats for us. We were briefed on the crossing at 1430. The kick off want for 3500."  the King Lush not adult Bonts a Rrt for our quiet English Rivers not for the annl. Flowing  nearly i lbt knots. The Ameri cans Hurt never seen the Bonis be / Mats to play Active role in thrust lift Cinat Fauroux. France spi rial Over n i ret Dikiy penal Early this month the military air transport service will so Mulloni oily Airlift one .. Strike c Ord Battle group from Topeka. Kim., to Frankfurt Ted return i nuther to Kansas in Kier close Long thru Vii. Twenty three a i w be trims port missions Wilt be flown  or in making the rotation. Ail Vinced per tie consisting of  of floor and troops Havi Alread been to Tref f eur Between t tie i � locations to prepare fur Hie Atrev ing Battle groups. The kit and air transport Whin s Ibeth support a Ftp him a in air base near Frankfurt Lull Load. Unload and a of pm any or Ratsmy maintenance in the big ets. The Wing s area if lift command jul Tel South Hull up. Kit land. Will exercise imn liw Cor or a of i be c1.t5h, under supervision of Lite 1602nd Wing i no Mil l i on mind Ltd log Ktie capabilities for rapidly reinforcing nato detente in Europe. By the end of this eve else Mats a Jii have Lurl fled some 2100 troops and More than 7ft tons of in Rufo Between Kurppe and the United Kluex in the put Nix Long in riot exercises. Foil risen Buttle groups have been flown to or from Europe during these exer Cle. The first in the Long thrust it  look place jut Over a Emir it o. It now Mats Nir Llyl mime to Xii combat Rudy troops from much out aka Wuich. To Ithone Mirin in Bane. Germany. It also marked the f it Lime that c1.1t Jesih Ere used the Polar route 2 gis handle ammo supp . F i e r m a n Specio it it Lucky for the men of the Supply room it Usak Kuk s advanced  Dull that they Don t have to count the urn munition used in the Small   in Prog exam Here. Counting it Pace by piece mid Supply room bom Sec Kahili Robinson "1 figure it would Nkru two  by us Kab sort Menno he melt and sp4 George Kuhnert. The two men who win band out konui7ufkni round of ammo Duroni the matches. In the Long run. We gel a Barm out of a is oru of flip my j j Ergo  v favorite jokes the Marksman Tilp unit in responsible for Range operation and general support of the current matches. But Only Rob Jaon and a Ajmeri play the numbers game. Eni Init tic in and lir Ali kill r Noos of the or Lohli Luti braille up he it i Nii a. In North . Urr Turt Yujin i Only an i Inin the Only i ills i a mini Amon Atli tiring urm a Bridge Over the maim of nil. The weather /.pfmhinr. Over no Timve and of  it and ruined Miil l for 24 hours. Tlell tic in a to mov irm through to secondly we were nil cd pc link toward a Lamcken. The Bridge to he blown at any on trend ii the if la we reached j minute. We had directed step col annl. About ii . Just urns onto the Waul. Re   Jen m. Ii. Hub i. Be and the Railroad Bridge Over Gen Browning a Gen k. A. Emmam l  tilth or Lelih tront. Nas i Htit b brine Polifka trophy presented to Safe Laon Franco Spe Riah  1-Aon air Bise Fiance b Cape fighter Wear Tus meet. Tito Wing n James. H Edmundson a the. We sick of. A Nick of lib Riib u Eiju Ippe Riib in Khz Uin Fri i air Force Chi Timander has accepted Tai mind  Whit a Edmund san in. In i a Lesi naked 1 the Karl i. Polifka trophy on he Yefim it l r min  10 tic eel the top he a known As the a ilium i a a nip Lii Ion. Is held  Al Nhok air Force base. Nev. It Mas eve kled ,.nt year lit ii Lude  annals. Sauce events. The  in resenting the will tar Decoit Wing Ami the Leann took first place in the it i Nonnis sum a division of the Competition Aki Ilont learns from the Pacific air a smoke barrage was put Down and dome of our people Pui on it demonstration of the bouts. Then both shores. Only 10 limit got Back to i Shore. Wiitra action the Anu ii Iris were immensely Coburnm Ous. While Hie first wave wit cuss Long i be rest of the men and to sit up there in he fire House where the myth and Iii command Post Ami watch what wan happening wailing their  pm inns i Hail to swim it last few Una. We had very lights to signal if the artillery was not a Mirage. Hut they got wet and would t   Ori the Arl Ellery was Ribton top of them. Klught boats got Hack from tin second wave. It qua the Nisi k Lelant operation 1 to Ever  Ammons we fanned out. Some of them it in for Itu Railroad Bridge. My Bunch headed for the Roar Bridge. We were pretty badly pinned. We knocked Olla the .88 on the far Side and then the one on thin  1-Nnnton the Grent idlers came in along this Wall behind us Here a a up onto tin Milih approaches to the dim Twilight we got a Sig Nal Ifni the slurs and stripes was on the far end of the Bridge. In fad want it was in the rail Toad Bridge. We sent two tanks and a scout car amiss. The links got hit by the he behind the Kirc or there tout be Tuo following tanks knocked it out. "1 brought no. 1 ii until Ron across about 2 . The whole town was burning Ami the Bridge Wiik lit up from in ammunition Currier Burn ing in the middy of ii. It Una ilk something out of Dante s inferno1 it was an extraordinary sight to me the Lenne mme sniper firing in defense of their beloved Bridge hanging from every girder thai position ii Felly Ropele. Theft bodies Hung up i Here for Day tit and t. Hull a Dawn the British inns pre pred for t he n t o arnhem where by now the position of la British 1st airborne div. Surround a by Woss divisions we Des Perate we Wen in i i d tit 10 o clock started moving. The fir tit thing i i was a apr Wei from the lad hum Umil Tutti Tiitu than Kho in a Iliin Niwatr. At tin ilk Nii in Nind Toti in " in Hal it alter err. Who during die Cut an i i Iii is nce Hal. Urt. Hul Vav. Uum., s1 t of Tiv ii car to Rould Only to. On one Road and the korean 1 we were exposed to the h8s. A could t  neral cd the position of Hie i airborne said in a,.v. Div no arnhem Wiik now hopeless her i had held u for four before being rur per overrun. Out of 1u.duo Man who Mission in j  dropped in arnhem. Only i onto 2.10 t Midi their Way Buck to Allied the second Hiu a award made was the air medal won by Brook Cut Omli j. Brooch to Fri and  in Jame it. Ken Mundson i sep amid Vii Ion Dut during trophy  the William Tell comic Kiuon tines if we had a Lually gotten to arnhem Tiwald Liin Klon. We would probably have been to off in the rear by the germans. Only Slih we had gotten