Elst Outskirts

Operation Market Garden was on the brink of collapse. While Arnhem burned in the distance, Allied forces which expected to link up with their isolated infantry in the city were pinned. Vehicles and infantry alike were unable to progress along the road to Elst, which had been considerably more defended than expected. In a last, desperate gambit, elements of American and British forces pushed for the outskirts of Elst, hoping to circle around and rescue their comrades, without becoming cut off and isolated themselves.