In Pictures: Veterans watch as paratroopers leap to mark the Battle of Arnhem

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Veterans were joined by royalty successful the Netherlands astatine the 80th day of a cardinal conflict successful the Allies’ determination to liberate Europe from Nazi rule.

The lawsuit commemorated the day of the Battle of Arnhem, portion of Operation Market Garden, a manoeuvre intended to make a way for the Allied forces into bluish Germany successful September 1944.

While the cognition succeeded successful capturing the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Nijmegen, it failed successful its cardinal nonsubjective – securing the span implicit the Rhine astatine Arnhem.

Modern-day paratroopers from respective Nato countries imitated the actions of their predecessors successful taking a leap.

A US level passes successful beforehand of the satellite earlier paratroopers instrumentality the leap (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Paratroopers from 8 counties took portion (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Paratroopers preparing to onshore (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Members of the Red Devils show squad during a lawsuit astatine Memorial Square astatine Ginkelse Heide, Netherlands(Ben Birchall/PA)

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A subordinate of the British equipped forces takes a photograph of paratroopers (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Veterans during an lawsuit astatine Memorial Square successful Ginkelse Heide (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Further events are planned for Sunday successful remembrance of Operation Market Garden.

On Saturday, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands was contiguous to honour the veterans and laic a wreath to the fallen.

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (front row, 2nd from left) during a lawsuit astatine Memorial Square (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Paratroopers marked the day (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Veterans salute (front row,left) (Ben Birchall/PA)

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A seasoned salutes Ben Birchall/PA)

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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands meets veterans (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Comrades were remembered (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Veterans ticker the proceedings (Ben Birchall/PA)

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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (front row, 3rd from left) looks to the entity (Ben Birchall/PA)

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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands placing a wreath (Ben Birchall/PA)

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