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World War II: Operation Market Garden results in the liberation of Eindhoven.

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Operation Market Garden

1944 World War II military operation

Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a salient spanning 64 miles (103 km) into German territory with a bridgehead over the…
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Eindhoven

City and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

Eindhoven is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also located in the Dutch part of the natural region the Campine. With a population of 249,054 on a territory of 88.92 km2,…
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September 18

Day of the year

September 18 is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 104 days remain until the end of the year.
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