1944 · Arnhem, the Netherlands: north end of the road bridge over the Lower Rhine
Arnhem Bridge
Your role: You command 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Parachute Brigade. The battalion drops west of Arnhem and marches along the river road to the road bridge. Once the brigade commander is cut off along with the divisional commander, you also command every unit that reaches the bridge.
Commander's intent: Seize the Arnhem road bridge intact to keep XXX Corps' way over the Rhine open, and hold it until relieved.
One decision from this battle · Armour coming over the bridge
0930, 18 September 1944, at the north end of the Arnhem road bridge. About 740 airborne troops are in the buildings on both sides of the ramp, holding the bridge. A lookout on the top floor reports armoured cars coming from the south. At first they are taken for the Guards Armoured Division of XXX Corps; then they are seen to be German. Some twenty armoured cars, half-tracks and lorries are filing onto the bridge: the SS reconnaissance battalion that went south the evening before is coming back. Burnt-out lorries from the night still stand on the bridge and mines are strung across the road. You have 6-pounder anti-tank guns covering the ramp, PIATs and the gunner observer's link to the battery. There is no resupply. You must decide when to open fire.
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