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I assume given the day that this was on the main page that "Browning landed by gliders with a tactical headquarters near Nijmegen with Gavin's 82nd Airborne Division" occurred on 17 September 1944, but I don't have access to the sources. I think it's worth mentioning; otherwise, the last date given is September 1944 for the Airborne Corps being "committed to the battle", which is ambiguous. Mackensen(talk)20:09, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
From today’s perspective, when analyzing the Battle of Arnhem, it must be said that General Stanisław Sosabowski was right. He argued that sending thousands of the best soldiers from special parachute forces was nothing short of using them as cannon fodder. These soldiers had no chance, as the German forces were far superior and had two armored divisions, with which they had no means of contending. In the article, Frederick Browning is mentioned as having received a high distinction from the Polish government, as if to justify that he was in the right. However, there is no mention of how many of the best British and Polish soldiers had to die because he simply ignored the facts presented to him by General Sosabowski and others.
But that’s not all. Later, Browning attempted to shift the entire blame for the failure, which was a result of his own poor decisions, onto the Polish General Sosabowski—despite the fact that Sosabowski had warned him. While General Frederick Browning certainly had many merits, during this battle, he acted like a dilettante, leading to the unnecessary deaths of many soldiers. But perhaps the worst aspect is the matter of character: Browning shifted the blame for his mistakes onto a foreign general who, in reality, was a great hero. Not only did Sosabowski lose his position, but after the war, he was accused and stripped of all honors. These facts must be included in the article, as they are crucial truths. 2A02:3100:9C92:2400:50B3:55D:A164:797D (talk) 20:24, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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