On September, 17 1944, the 82nd Airborne was tasked with seizing and holding several bridges around Nijmegen including one over the Maas-Waal Canal. With the other bridges having been destroyed by the Germans, the bridge at Heumen had to be taken so for the ground forces that were approaching from the south. See the rest of this lesser known story and what the battlefield looks like today in Episode 477 of History Traveler on YouTube. | The History Underground

18K views · 863 reactions | #ThrowbackThursday In honour of the 100th annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen taking in place in Netherlands this week, we are sharing a 2008 Army News clip on the history of Nijmegen Marches and Canadian Armed Forces participation in the marches. #TBT #NijmegenMarches #CAFNijmegen | Canadian Army | Facebook