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Allied armored and airborne forces fail to secure Rhine crossing in Operation Market-Garden

Year: 1944 to 1944

Geographical Region(s): Western Europe 

Category: International Relations and Warfare

Associated Nation(s): United States United Kingdom Poland Germany

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