Tuesday 19 March 2013

Arnhem – Drop Zones / Landing Zones


At 12:00 17th September 1944 the Pathfinders of 21st Independent Parachute Company dropped on to the DZ / LZ to mark the areas for the main body. At 13:00 1st Air landing Brigade landed, followed 35 minutes later by the paras of 1st Parachute Brigade. By 15:00 the landing areas were secured.
Landing Zone Z 1944
 

Landing Zone Z 2013




Once complete on  the LZ units moved to their RV's ready to move to Arnhem. On Route  Leopard the 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron moved  to Arnhem to secure the bridge in a coup de main operation

Route Leopard towrds Arnhem.