If we mention the Operation Market Garden, as the great airborne operation, fall into a mistake, because if this was the largest operation of airborne mixed together and land, not serious about for airborne operation.
The March 24, 1945, saw the largest airborne operation in history, called Operation Varsity, framed as part of Operation Plunder.
This operation was perhaps the intention to amend the complete failure of Market Garden and again reveals the direct hand of Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
was meant making Hamminkeln cities and Wesel and this action strengthen the bridgehead of 21 army, who was stationed across the Rhine. This was launched
16,870 paratroopers behind enemy lines in the vicinity of Wesel, from the 6 th Division Aerotrasnportada British and American 17 th Airborne Division.
Its mission would be to neutralize the air defense and land, taking also the bridges over the Issel River and the city of Diersfordt, then join the 21 body on its progress.
Although initially was a lack of control by American paratroopers, due to a fault in the jump, then it would be a complete success, the overall result of their successes, reaching more than 3000 capture German prisoners. For this massive display
airborne, were used by American troops, 836 aircraft C47, C46 72 aircraft and 900 gliders CG4a. carrying 9,397 men between paratroopers and infantry.
For the British, 42 planes were used C54, 752 aircraft C47, C46 72 aircraft, and 420 Horsa gliders and Amilcar type, the latter carrying light tanks inside Locoust type. The total of British troops, was 7,220 men, and infantry paracaidstas. All this great fleet
wheel, 2153 would be protected by Spitfire and Hurricane fighters of the RAF.
This recovery operation is a low number of men about 2700 and about 3500 prisoners, by ally, and about 2000 low and 3000 by German prisoners.
