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German forces attempted to capture the airfield via an airborne landing.

Given these reports, Ridgway ordered the airborne landing to take place at 09:00 on the following day.

In the meantime, the airborne landing had taken the Dutch by surprise.

The scattered nature of the airborne landings caused some confusion among the German high command.

In addition, mine fields were laid wherever airborne landings might be expected.

There were no artillery men around; evidently they had scattered in the night after the airborne landings began.

The men were told this was to be the largest airborne landing in history, three divisions strong.

The mission was vital to the success of the British airborne landings.

Their premise was that the Japanese would certainly not expect an airborne landing on such an unlikely target.

His brigade spearheaded the airborne landings deep in the Japanese rear.