A strong leader, highly capable officer and remarkable soldier: Lieutenant Colonel John Frost (1912-1993), the experienced commander of 2nd Parachute Battalion.

Lt. Col. John Frost

The ecstatic inhabitants of Eindhoven (Market-Garden) smother a Guards Armoured Division tank soon after it enters the town. - "The greeting we received in the town" - recalled one driver, "brought tears to our eyes."
 


Greeting

In spite of his deep reservations about Lieutenant General Frederick Browning - seen here on the left - Brigadier General James Gavin worked hard to develop a good relationship with him. Here the two men are pictured near Groesbeek shortly after XXX Corps had linked up with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Operation Market-Garden) September 1944. 