[Hebrews 11:6]

The last couple of days have highlighted Allied food-drops over Holland. Bombers flew low and slow and dropped food, but without parachutes, because those were scarce (wartime shortages, again). Incredibly, a few hapless civilians were struck and killed by those falling food cartons.

[colorado tanker]

Unfortunately, once we had the Scheldte estuary and the west bank of the Rhine (Maas), Western Holland had no strategic value. Everything went into crossing the Rhine. Once Monty finally got over the Rhine he could spare the Canadians to attack west.

I hate that outcome, too. What was that line from Band of Brothers? What's not to like about this country, everyone speaks English and they love us!

Another problem that hasn't come out in these threads is that the Dutch resistance was completely penetrated. Almost every agent the British dropped into Holland was immediately apprehended.