Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) Libraries MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library Fort Benning, Georgia Report date: September 1944 Title: Participation of the 101 st Airborne Division in Operation Market for the period of D to D/10Pathfinder teams of the 82 nd Airborne Division in Operation “Market” Author: United States Army, 101 st Airborne Division Abstract: Several annexes of maps noting the landings of the 101 st Airborne Division and other units in Operation “Market”. Number of pages: 10 p. Notes: From the MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library, Fort Benning, GA. Documents collection. Call #: D731.1 .E91 #419 Classification: Unclassified; Approved for public release
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Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) Libraries MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library
Fort Benning, Georgia
Report date: September 1944 Title: Participation of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation
Market for the period of D to D/10Pathfinder teams of the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation “Market”
Author: United States Army, 101st Airborne Division Abstract: Several annexes of maps noting the landings of the 101st
Airborne Division and other units in Operation “Market”. Number of pages: 10 p. Notes: From the MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library, Fort Benning, GA. Documents collection. Call #: D731.1 .E91 #419 Classification: Unclassified; Approved for public release
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NO OF GLIDERS CRASH LANDED ON LZ
NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDED I
NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDED IN CHANNEL 0 0 0NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDED ON ENEMY
TERRITORY ON CONTINENT 0 0 0NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDED IN FRIENDLYTERRITORY ON CONTINENT. 0 0 0
NO OF GLIDERS UNACCOUNTED FOR 0 0 0
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MY OF GLIDER ECHELONN40 OF GLIDERS DOWN IN FRIENDLY TERRITORY 34--NO OFLIDERS CRASHED ON LZ I4
NO OF GLIDERS CRASHED IN UK 6
,o OF GLIDERS CRASHED ON CONTINENT 14N4 OF GLIDERS UNACCOUNTED FOR 30
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(INCLUDES 8 TAKING OFF RDTIME)NO OF GLIDERS ARONING SAFELY ON OESGNATED .Z 77
(D) Landed O.K. - All personnel and equipmentreported in D 9.
(E) 2 crashed over ho-ne airdlrome, § personnelkilled, 1 hwitzer and 1 jeep destrored.
(F) All picked - O.K.
(G) All landed safely, persornnel of 4 h3vereturned - 2 other loads reported safe inhands of undergrond. 12 personnel returnedby D 4 10.
(0) All landed safely and reportea in to unitby U * 10 - 15 personnel.
(I) Landed O.K.
(J) (1) 2 jeeps arrived by D * 10.(2) 1 trailer arived hy D 4 10.
(K) Resupply.
(L) Landed O.K.
(9) Rescued O.K.
(N) All personnel and equipment reported inby D + 10.
(0) Landed O.K. and returned to depart ire baie.
(P) Resc,,ed O.K.
(Q) 6 jeeps landed in Bel-ium, joined unitby 1 *+0.
(R) 4 trailers landed in Belgium, joined unitby D .6i0.
(S) 4 guns landed in Belgium, joined "mitby 1 # 10.
(T) Roported In to unit by D + 10.
(U) All personnel and equipment joined unitsafely by D + 10.
(V) All landed safely.
(W) All rescued.
(X) ?ersonnel and equipment joined unit by D +10.
(1) All gliders on D 4 6 were ones thathad returned to departure bases, afterbeing scheduled to arrive on D,, D 4 1 orD +2.(2) Approximately 500 remaining personnelfrom 327th Glider Infantry and 907th FieldArtillery Bn flown to Brussels airport byC-47 and joined units by D + 10.
NO OF PERSONNEL CARRIED SAFELY TO LZ 4505NO OF PERSONNEL LANDED6THRHAATLa WHO EVENTUALLY JOINED UNIT 2"39NO OF PERSONNEL KNOWN KILLED IN CRASHES ------ 29
NO OF PERSONNEL KNOWN INJURED IN CRASHES 41NO OF PERSONNEL UNACCOUNTED FOR 225
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2 NO OF GLIDERS LANDING ON LZ WITHOUT ACCIDENT .0 7 0 0 7 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 8 53
3 NO OF GLIDERS CRASH LANDING ON LZ 0 I 0 0 I I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE
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OF PERSONNEL UNACCOUNTED FOR 0
12 NO OF JEEPS TAKING OFF AND ARRIVING SAFELY 10 4/4 0 0 8/7 5/4 6 1 /I O 0 0 0 0 j2/20 0 05/12/5 43/32
OF TRAILERS TAKING OFF AND ARRIVING SAFELY 3/3 2/2 0 2/2 3/3 2/2 18/13
ALL GLIDERS WERE CG-4 AALL TUGS WERE C-47 TRANSPORTALL SINGLE TOW95% HAPNOCO - PILOTALL GLIDERS WERE TO LAND ON ONE LZ 2 MILES NW OFZON, HOLLAND
(A) (I) TUG PLANE SHOT DOWN, GLIDER LANDED OK3 PERSONNEL 8' JEEP JOINED UNIT ON D I
(2) SAME AS (I) 3 PERSONNEL 8 JEEP JOINED UNITON D+2 •
(B) TOW ROPE BROKE AND GLIDER MADE FORCED LANDINGIN ENGLAND, TOOK OFF AGAIN D+2 BUT FORCED BACKBY FOG. TOOK OFF AGAIN ON D+6 AND ARRIVED SAFELY
(C) GLIDERS WING COLLAPSED AFTER BEING HIT BY FLAK aGLIDER PLUNGED TO GROUND. ALL OCCUPANTS BELIEVEDKILLED, 3 PERSONNEL S ONE JEEP.
(D) TWO BULLDOZERS BROUGHT IN
(E) BROUGHT IN 42 TONS OF SUPPLIES
(F)
, ,, i i [(I[) FOUR14 NO OF GUNS TAKING OFF AND ARRIVING SAFELY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RETU
(J) 3 MC15 NO OF JEEPS DAMAGED ON LANDING OR LOST ENROUTE 0 0 0 .0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 II BROJ
i • (K) TWO16 NO OF TRAILERS DAMAGED ORLOST ENROUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 JEEP
17 NO OF GUNS DAMAGED 00A , TE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 A- - - - ___ - - -- BASE
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I NO OF GLIDERS TAKING OFF FROM DEPARTURE AIRFIELD 0 19 0 161 22 22 22 2 0 40 0 0 65 54 25 0 18 0- - - 4i PEI
2 NO OF GLIDERS LANDING ON LZ WITHOUT ACCIDENT 0 I18 0 147 21 22 22 2 0 38 0 0 62 54 25 0 17 0 428
3 NO OF GLIDERS CRASH LANDING ON LZ 0 0 0I 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 O 0 0 0 0 (P)(I)
M) R) ' 'L)4 NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDEDIN.ENGLAND 0o 1 0 6. 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 0 I 0 0 (2)l) (0)(,,
5 NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDED IN CHANNEL 0 0 0 2 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENEM
NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE LANDED IN ENEMY C00 0)4(G) (2) StTERRITORY ON CONTINENT 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 0 O O (
NO OF GLIDERS KNOWN TO HAVE' LANCED IN FRIENDLY7 TERRITORY ON CONTINENT 0 0 0 '0 0 0 0 0 Ol 0 0 0 00 0 0 0()G
D) Plane shot down by flak nearBosch, Belgium (Enemy territory)all parachutists escaped safelyfrom plane.
(E) A total of 42 Jumped on D-Dayand 140 on D + 3. Six 75m2howitzers dropped with "A" Battery.
(G) Four pathrinder planes took offto mark DZ's. Three dropped ondesignated DZ's without incident;one was shot down over enemyterritor several miles short ofDZ. Six personnel parachutesreported to have been observed inair; no further report on olanesor occupants. Each' plane carried10 pathfinder personnel.
(A) Battery "B" only arrived onD + 3.
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