The campaign began (as it did historically on September 17, 1944) with the airdrop on Arnhem on Labor Day 1996.

The campaign situation is as follows:

Arnhem - Currently completed 9/17/44 - Glider troops of the British 1st Airborne Division currently hold the North and South ends of Arnhem bridge at nightfall. The North end of the bridge is under heavy siege by the troops of the 9th "Hohenstauffen" and 10th "Frundsberg" SS Panzer Divisions. Casualties are very high on the north end of the bridge. The British also hold the South end of the railway bridge over the Lower Rhine. The North end is held by the Germans. The British made an attempt to sieze the ferry but it was destroyed by German artillery fire. The Polish Parachute brigade (which arrived early at the expense of 101st airdrop) is currently crossing the Lower Rhine at Arnhem to reinforce the Glider Infantry. Heavy German reinforcements are arriving through the night of the 17th/18th, including the rest of the 9th SS Panzer Division and a division of regular army troops.

Nijmegen - Currently completed 5:00PM 9/19/44 - Nijmegen is currently held by the 82nd Airborne. The landings on 9/17 went virtually unopposed. What German troops present in Nijmegen were quickly dispatched. On 9/18 the German 406th Infantry Division attacked with five battalions over the north slope of the Grossbeck Heights. After a bloody battle and the collapse of the initial defensive line on the heights, the attack was stooped by the timely redeployment of the 325th Glider Infantry and a battalion of the 504th Parachute Infantry. The road to Nijmegen is clear of German forces except in vicinity of Grave.

Grave - Currently completed 5:00PM 9/19/44 - The Grave bridge was in the hands of a Luftwaffe Field Battalion when a battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry arrived from Nijmegen. The Paratroopers were mauled badly in the initial attempt to cross the bridge but finally succeeded in driving the Germans out of Grave. The remnants of the Luftwaffe battalion retreated and joined with a scratch German force assembling south of Grave in hopes of severing the highway between the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.

Eindhoven - Currently completed 6:00PM 9/18/44 - Eindhoven has been the scene of some fo the bloodiest fighting of the campaign. The Germans were present in strength at the landing zone. After the initial landings there were two counterattacks, one from Eindhoven itself and one in the woods southwest of Veghel. While all of the bridges in the area were captured by Allied troops, they are still hotly contested by the 59th German Infantry Division. The bridge at Eindhoven was held by German Fallschirmjaegers but feel to the advancing XXX Corps coming up from the South.

XXX Corps - Currently completed 6:00PM 9/18/44 - XXX Corps began its advance in the face of heavy German opposition. The Irish Guards suffered extremely heavy losses and were withdrawn and replaced by the Coldstream Guards. The Grenadier Guards are following and make up the rest of the Guards Armored Division. The German delaying action was fierce and heavy with anti-tank elements including JagdPanthers, Pak 40' (75's)s, Flak 18's (88's), elements of 9th SS and 10th SS Panzer Divisions and all of the 2nd Fallschirmjaeger Division. The Irish Guards lost 95% of their armor when they attempted to sieze Joe's Bridge in the opening advance and XXX Corps only made significant headway when the defenders withdrew voluntarily. The Corps continued advancing and linked up with the 101st at Eindhoven after the large German Kampfgruppe retreated to link up with the 107th Panzer Brigade North of Veghel.