Worse than Market Garden? Was this Operation Necessary?

Operation Varsity dropped 16.000 men just east of the Rhine in support of the Allied Rhine crossings in March 1945. Although planners had learned from the experiences of previous airborne attacks, the operation resulted in about 3000 casualties and plenty of debate. Video C-46 Commando:    • C-46 Commando: In Defense of a Deathtrap   Video RTH:    • Monty's Gamble: Allied Rhine Crossing 1945   Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Support - Patreon:   / milavhistory   Channel Memberships:    / @militaryaviationhistory   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Social Media - Twitter:   / milavhistory   Instagram:   / milaviationhistory   Timecodes - 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Operation Varsity 00:43 - Planning & Improvements 04:40 - The attack 05:54 - The drops 07:10 - Disaster: C-46 Commando 08:14 -Ground combat 09:10 - Glider assault (Airlanding) and supply drops 10:40 - The casualties 11:48 - Controversy and debate 12:53 - Recommendations 13:30 - Outro 14:36 - Hamminkeln Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound