a bridge too far - market 2

Another article of OMG anniversary.

King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/netherlands-king-germany-princess-royal-british-b1183346.html

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bold = daring
Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence
Airborne Museum Hartenstein in Oosterbeek
very [quote] Eighty years ago, on this very weekend,
a matter of month [Collins] You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.
liberator < liberate > liberation
retreat
thwart
renown - pronunciation
gallant
wreath - Christmas wreath

This is the explanation of OMG
[quote]An ambitious joint airborne and ground forces operation designed to seize crucial bridges to enable the advance into Germany, its ultimate aim was to end the war within a matter of months.[unquote]

75th ceremony was at larger scale with more survivors. Not so many can attend it in 80 years.

The Airborne Museum Hartenstein in Oosterbeek
I've been there. I felt as an outsider. I was too Axis there.