Windsor paratrooper honours 80 years since Battle of Arnhem.

Captain Sam Henning, who serves with the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), was one of hundreds of paratroopers who jumped onto Ginkel Heath to commemorate Operation Market Garden, the World War Two allied operation to liberate the Netherlands.

He was part of a group of modern-day paratroopers who landed on the same drop zone used by the 4th Parachute Brigade in September 1944.

Hundreds of paratroopers took part in the event (Image: British Armed Forces)

This included soldiers from the 11 Airmobile Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army, as well as seven other NATO nations.

Captain Henning said: "I’m very lucky to be able to jump at Arnhem.

"A lot of people can go their whole career and not get the opportunity.

"It’s special to have so many paratroopers from the different nations all coming together to commemorate what happened 80 years ago.

"It’s a special moment to be involved in."

The event was to honour those who took part in Operation Market Garden during WW2. (Image: British Armed Forces)

A small group of World War Two veterans and a crowd of approximately 60,000 spectators watched the commemoration.

The group included soldiers from the 11 Airmobile Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army, as well as seven other NATO nations.

Operation Market Garden saw thousands of paratroopers dropping into Ginkel Heath, around nine miles from the bridge at Arnhem.

This lost them the element of surprise and gave German troops time to react and build blockades.

Despite constant attacks by German armour and infantry, the 2nd Parachute Battalion (2 PARA) and other supporting elements from their Brigade were successful in taking Arnhem road bridge.

The initial order was to hold the bridge for 48 hours until relived by ground forces.

However, the troops instead saw nine days of street fighting until they were ordered to withdraw on the 25th September.

Over 1,600 British soldiers were killed, 6,500 captured and five Victoria Crosses were awarded.

Each year, Arnhem commemorates the anniversary with a series of memorial activities that honour all the Allied Forces that participated in the operation, especially those who remain at rest in the land they helped liberate.