UK, Dutch royals mark 75 years since WWII Battle of Arnhem
By DW
06 October 2019 |
1:56 pm
Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands took part in a ceremony to remember the failed WWII mission. September 1944 saw Operation Market Garden drop nearly 35,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines.
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