The author would like to take this brief opportunity to apologize to all followers, as well as new readers of the Arnhem Jim log, for the recent absence of any new posts. My sincere thanks for your sustaining and encouraging support during these challenging times. The past year 2020, as well as the current year, will certainly go down in history as unprecedented. In reflection I am personally amazed that given all the circumstances, I was able to produce the number of posts I did. Am certain like the vast majority of the world’s population I have experienced a combination of angst and depression. The latter has not exactly been conducive to original thought, let alone productivity. Personally, I would question any individual’s veracity who contends they haven’t experienced some level of one or both maladies during the course of recent times.
In addition to self-imposed quarantine, the record-breaking temperatures (113 deg F.+ for weeks) has added a supplemental challenge.
All that having been said, I would encourage all readers to use the full chronology of the past eleven years of posts as a handy reference base for any questions you might have regarding Operation Market-Garden, the Battle of Arnhem/Oosterbeek, and British Airborne Forces during World War II.
Obviously readers are encouraged to continue posing any questions, as well as submit any corrections/additions, to all of the archived posts. It has been my very good fortune to learn a great deal from the combined knowledge of the readership of the Arnhem Jim blog.
A continuing Slàinte Mhòr! to All,
Arnhem Jim
Hello Jim,
ReplyDeleteThanks for continuing your work! Most helpful!
I have another question for you. Antony Beeton's book mentions some Americans dropped in with the Brits at Arnhem. I think they were supposed to be forward observers.
Do we know how they operated and how they were embedded with British units?
Thanks!
Ken
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ReplyDeleteAlso would these Americans be dressed and equipped like the Brits they dropped in with?
Hello Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThe Americans who dropped with the British paratroops were referred to as USAAC; see http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2017/02/forgotten-in-market-garden-raf-fighter.html. Down towards the bottom of the post you will see a Lt Davis briefly discussed. No other names mentioned. Hope this will be of at least limited assistance. Sorry for the delay in responding, have been on short vacation.