Hell’s Highway

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Hell’s Highway is the nickname for the main Allied supply route used during Operation Market Garden in World War II, running through the Netherlands and including key crossings such as the Son bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military supply route
nickname
associatedWithUnit 101st Airborne Division
1st Airborne Division
82nd Airborne Division
British XXX Corps
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Kingdom of the Netherlands
geographicFeatureType road corridor
hasAlternativeDescription main north–south Allied corridor through Dutch territory during Operation Market Garden
hasNameOrigin heavy fighting and casualties along the route
hasSegment road between Eindhoven and Arnhem
road between Eindhoven and Nijmegen
includesCrossing Grave bridge
Nijmegen bridge
linked to: Waalbrug

Son bridge
languageOfName English
locatedIn Netherlands
namedBy Allied soldiers
notableEvent frequent German counterattacks cutting the road
traffic congestion of Allied vehicles
objectiveOf XXX Corps advance
opposedBy German Army
partOf Allied logistics network in Northwest Europe
linked to: Allied logistics
partOfOperationPhase ground component of Operation Market Garden
passesNear Arnhem
Eindhoven
Grave
Nijmegen
Uden
Veghel
purpose to maintain supply and reinforcement line to airborne troops
result repeated temporary disruption of Allied supply flow
risk vulnerability to German artillery and armored attacks
strategicRole main Allied supply route to airborne forces during Operation Market Garden
theaterOfWar Western Front of World War II
linked to: Western Front
timePeriod September 1944
usedBy Allied forces
British Army
Polish forces
U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
usedDuring Operation Market Garden

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Son bridge associatedWith Hell’s Highway