The untold story of Operation Varsity
It was the battle which led to the end of World War Two and Essex was on its front line.
Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history, when more than 16,000 men were dropped into western Germany on the same day.
On the twenty-fourth of March 1945, British, Canadian and American forces landed directly on top of the German lines at the River Rhine.
It was the battle which helped bring World War Two to an end, and RAF Rivenhall near Braintree played a key role.
Narrated by Akylah Rodriguez. With special thanks to Katy Prickett.
Picture credit: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
Archive:
1) The World At War - 30th Anniversary Edition/Silva Screen Records.
2) Winston Churchill, Wartime Speeches (1939-45). First address as Prime Minister (May 13th 1940). Decca Music Group Ltd.
