THE 1st AIRBORNE DIVISION IN ACTION ON THE NEDER RIJN WEST OF ARNHEM [Allocated Title]

On September 17th, American Dakotas drop the 1st Parachute Brigade over Renkum Heath. Paratroopers regroup and unload a container carrying carrying sten-guns and Bren ammunition. The name 'Sinderhoeve'is inscribed on the side of a Dutch cottage. Stirlings drop supplies; glider pilots recover a pannier containing 6-pounder ammunition. Next day, 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment troops take cover from snipers on the main Utrecht-Arnhem road. The battalion continues its advance towards Oosterbeek and Arnhem. On September 19th, Stirlings drop supplies. Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS prisoners, including teenagers and middle-aged men, are assembled on the Hartenstein Hotel's tennis court. Dutch underground workers arrive at the hotel. Major-General Urquhart, 1st Airborne Division's commander, confers with his chief of staff, Lieutenant-Colonel Mackenzie, on the Hotel Terrace. A Glider Regiment officer chats to the Dutchmen. 1st Light Regiment gunners enter Oosterbeek with their 17-pounder gun and tractor. A Para Sergeant lights a cigarette for a Luftwaffe girl telephonist. The 10th Parachute Battalion is seen in action near the Hartenstein on the division's north-east perimeter. Dakotas drop more supplies. A 1st Borderers three-inch mortar team fires several rounds.

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