The operation was divided into two distinct parts that had to work in perfect synchronization:
: The largest airborne operation in history at the time. It involved dropping over 35,000 paratroopers from the First Allied Airborne Army to seize and hold nine key bridges over Dutch rivers and canals. Arnhem 1944 : Operation Market Garden
: A rapid armored advance by the British XXX Corps . They were to drive 64 miles (103 km) up a single narrow road—nicknamed "Hell's Highway"—to link up with the paratroopers at each bridge. The Battle for Arnhem Operation Market Garden at 80: Reconnaissance | NCAP The operation was divided into two distinct parts