The story
Before the Airborne landings the three forward regiments had not gad much shooting except on the Albert canal where the Irish guards put up such a fine ahow, and then the break out over the Meuse Canal coinciding with the airborne landings on the 17 September. 84 went on up the road first with Gds Arm Div., followed by 64 who had left 12 Armoured Div, and then 7 Medium. Eindhoven - Veghel - Nijmegen, but not quite to Arnhem.
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