Hundreds of NATO paratroopers dropped near Arnhem in the Netherlands, commemorating 80 years since one of the most renowned World War II operations. The Allied bid to secure a Rhine crossing proved "A Bridge too Far.

Eighty years after thousands of Allied airborne troops parachuted into the Nazi-occupied Netherlands in a daring military offensive their modern counterparts have made the same jump. Paratroopers from eight Nato member countries,

NATO nations have recreated the Second World War airborne invasion of the Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly

In an airborne spectacular, 700 paratroopers from eight Nato nations - including the Netherlands, Germany, UK and US - will parachute from 12 aircraft. The jump will be done in two waves and those involved will land at the same location at Ginkel Heath,