The operation was split into two distinct but interconnected components:
: A ground assault by the British XXX Corps, which was to advance 62 miles (100 km) from the Belgian border along a single narrow road to relieve the airborne troops and cross into Germany. The Battle of Arnhem: "A Bridge Too Far" Arnhem 1944 : Operation Market Garden
Arnhem was the final and most critical objective of the operation. The British 1st Airborne Division and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade were tasked with capturing the Arnhem road bridge across the Lower Rhine. The operation was split into two distinct but
Ultimately, the operation failed to secure the bridge at Arnhem, which became famously known as "a bridge too far". Arnhem 1944 : Operation Market Garden