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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

This photo was taken shortly after the battle for Nijmegen, Holland, where thousands of Allied paratroopers dropped in during Operation Market Garden on Sept. 17, 1944, to take the bridge, seen in the background, over the River Waal. The Allies secured the bridge and cleared the Germans from the town and surrounding area.

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