Newly-found photos show joy of residents - and despair of Nazis - as allied troops liberate Dutch town after four years of occupation

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German troops captured by the American soldiers of the 101st Airbourne Division are told to face against a wall with their hands on their heads in Eindhoven

 

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Previously unseen photos showing British and American soldiers liberating the Dutch city of Eindhoven 68 years ago have come to light

 

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A scout car from the Household Cavalry of the Guards Armoured Division. The first British vehicle to arrive in Eindhoven on their desperate push to relieve Arnhem

 

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The black and white snaps depict scenes of jubilation among the local residents who had just endured four years and four months of Nazi occupation

 

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Hours after the pictures were taken, the Germans launched a devastating air attack on Eindhoven, destroying buildings and killing scores of civilians

 

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Many of the photos show captured German soldiers being rounded up and searched by the Allied troops while other servicemen are seen having a rest in the grass after taking the city

 

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The scenes of celebration during the early stages of the doomed Operation Market Garden in September 1944 proved shortlived

 

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Market Garden - a daring mission to seize bridges across the Rhine and drive the enemy back towards Germany - ended in bloody failure

 

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American soldiers of the 101st Airbourne Division celebrate with the local girls in Eindhoven

 

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American soldiers of the 101st Airbourne Division celebrate with the local children in Eindhoven, but sadly the celebrations did not last as the Germans launched a devastating counter-attack

 

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The British 30 Corps tank regiment were to provide back up by driving 40 miles along a single track road from Eindhoven in the south to Arnhem in the north

 

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British troops pushing through the grateful crowds in Eindhoven

 

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Around 2,500 soldiers were left on the wrong side of the Rhine but were heroically rescued by boat in a night-time evacuation under the noses of the Germans

 

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A captured German 88mm gun. Despite the failure of the operation, Eindhoven remained free from the Nazis

 

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German troops captured by the American soldiers of the 101st Airbourne Division in Eindhoven

 

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American soldiers of the 101st Airbourne Division relax after the battle for Eindhoven

 

[DeathEatsaCracker]

I bet those guys got a lot of ass after they liberated that town.

 

[GasMan]

Our nations greatest generation. too bad the 20 somethings these days are generally a bunched of shit head retards.

 

[joe361]

Great pictures. Thanks for posting.

 

[Michelangelo]

Thanks SB. Love the historical stuff you post.

Like Gas said "our nation's greatest generation".