Arnhem: I Interviewed the Men Who Fought on Both Sides

Nine days at Arnhem, from the first parachute over Holland to the night the survivors of the British 1st Airborne Division crossed back over the Rhine in the dark. Told by the men who fought it, on both sides. Part 2 of 3. Why Model refused to blow the bridges, the blocking line that stopped the British short of Arnhem, Urquhart cut off from his own division, and the truce that saved more than a thousand wounded men, told through my interviews with Heinz Harmel, Josef Krafft, Harry Herrmann, Roy Urquhart, Douglas Charleton, Egon Schalka and John Frost, and Wilhelm Bittrich's letters. Part 1, the plan and the warnings:   • Operation Market Garden: I Interviewed the...   Part 3, coming on the 11th November. New episodes on Wednesdays. Subscribe:    / @heatonshistory   Chapters 00:00 Introduction 0:32 From plan to battle 1:12 The German side 2:56 Harmel and the bridges 4:03 Holding Arnhem, blocking Nijmegen 5:01 Reinforcements 5:46 Krafft's blocking line 6:31 Hell's Highway 7:49 The weather 8:21 Urquhart cut off 8:53 At the bridge 10:26 Charleton's relief force 11:00 Urquhart in the attic 11:51 The ceasefire 12:31 Schalka and the wounded 14:15 Never forgotten 14:49 The southern crossing 16:11 Driel and the evacuation 17:02 The cost 17:20 Part 3: the reckoning Sources quoted on screen Interviews with Colin D. Heaton: Heinz Harmel (Krefeld, 1984), Josef "Sepp" Krafft (Meckenheim, 1984), Harry Herrmann (1984), Roy Urquhart (1984-1985), Douglas Charleton (1984), Egon Schalka (Garmisch, 1984-1985), John Frost (Sussex, 1984-1989) Wilhelm Bittrich, letters to Colin D. Heaton, 1976-1979 Image credits Imperial War Museums photographs, Crown copyright expired: BU 1162, BU 1121, BU 3646, B 10172, HU 2127 RAF reconnaissance photograph, Arnhem, 19 September 1944, National Archives (public domain) Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe 18-329-38 (public domain) Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-J27850 / Rieder / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Maps and graphics: Heaton's History About Colin D. Heaton Military historian and author, US Army and US Marine Corps veteran, and historical consultant to film and television, including Masters of the Air. Film consultancy: https://www.historyfilmconsultant.com Spotted an error? Tell us in the comments, with a source. We put mistakes right in public, in our dedicated Corrections episodes. Executive Producer and Channel management by Raphaello - www.Raphaello.net #OperationMarketGarden #WW2History #Arnhem