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The Battle of the Nijmegen salient or the Defence of the Nijmegen bridgehead was a series of engagements that took place in the Netherlands during World War II between 30 September and 8 October 1944. The battle occurred in the aftermath of Operation Market Garden, a failed attempt by the Allies to cut off German forces in the Netherlands and end the war quickly.

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  • Battle of the Nijmegen salient (en)
  • Battaglia del saliente di Nimega (it)
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  • The Battle of the Nijmegen salient or the Defence of the Nijmegen bridgehead was a series of engagements that took place in the Netherlands during World War II between 30 September and 8 October 1944. The battle occurred in the aftermath of Operation Market Garden, a failed attempt by the Allies to cut off German forces in the Netherlands and end the war quickly. (en)
  • La battaglia del saliente di Nimega si svolse dal 30 settembre all'8 ottobre 1944, nell'ambito degli scontri del fronte occidentale della seconda guerra mondiale. Come conseguenza dell'operazione Market Garden del settembre 1944, gli Alleati avevano stabilito una testa di ponte a nord di Nimega nei Paesi Bassi meridionali, nella stretta fascia pianeggiante compresa tra i fiumi Waal a sud e il basso corso del Reno (Nederrijn) a nord soprannominata l'"isola"; la testa di ponte era presidiata da una forza ad hoc anglo-statunitense guidata dal generale britannico . Questo saliente proteso verso nord rappresentava una minaccia potenziale per la principale linea difensiva della Germania nazista, e il II SS-Panzerkorps del generale Wilhelm Bittrich ricevette l'ordine di eliminarlo con un attacco (it)
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  • Battle of the Nijmegen salient (en)
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