WORLDJun 5 · 18:01 UTCCROSSCUT SEATTLECascade PBS Staff

Waal River Crossing: 1944

The paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division executed a suicide mission to cross the Waal River under German observation in 1944, overcoming being outmanned and outgunned to capture two bridges in Holland.

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82nd Airborne DivisionorganizationWaal RiverplaceGermanyorganizationHollandplace

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