Collection: 1944 WWII 101st Airborne Division US Paratrooper Parachute Hook Recovered Operation Market Garden Battlefield (101st DROP ZONES)
This incredibly rare and museum-grade WWII artifact is an original 101st Airborne Division parachute harness that was recovered from the Operation Market Garden battlefield and 101st Airborne Division designated drop zones. On September 17th, 1944, in broad daylight, the 101st Airborne Division parachuted into Holland in a bold strike in order to seize bridges across rivers and adjacent canals from Belgium to Arnhem. The 101st Airborne Division had to secure bridges over the river Dommel in Eindhoven, bridges over the Wilhelmina canal in Son and Best and bridges over the Zuid-Willemsvaart and river AA in Veghel. These 101st Airborne parachute harnesses and hooks were recovered during a professional excavation of DROP ZONE A, DROP ZONE A-1, DROP ZONE B, DROP ZONE C, and DROP ZONE W.
