17th Airborne Division (United States) Standish on 12 August 1944 before departing Boston Port of Embarkation on 20 August 1944. The 17th Airborne Division arrived in the United Kingdom on 26 August. Once in Britain the division was attached to U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps, under Major General Matthew Ridgway, which commanded all American airborne formations, and which in turn became part of the First Allied Airborne Army when it was formed on 21 August, under the command of Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton. Although attached to XVIII Airborne Corps, the division was not chosen to participate in Operation Market Garden, a large-scale airborne operation intended
Bridges in Bihar be completed by November 2019. Despite a number of long bridges running over land and water, they are not sufficient enough to withstand the demands of people. In such conditions Traffic is a common issue. In recent times, the bridges all over Bihar have been witnessing major traffic chaos and accidents due to exceeding number of vehicles passing over it and regularly overloading the structure. Some bridges have grown old enough to be rebuilt again and in accordance with the modern need. It is not that the government is not working in the direction, but the steps taken are still