Operation Varsity a veteran division; it had taken part in Operation Overlord, the assault on Normandy in June the previous year. However, the U.S. 17th Airborne Division, under Major General William Miley, had been activated only in April 1943 and had arrived in Britain in August 1944, too late to participate in Operation Overlord. The division did not participate in Operation Market Garden. It did, however, participate in the Ardennes campaign but had yet to take part in a combat drop. The U.S. 13th Airborne Division, under Major General Eldridge Chapman, had been activated in August 1943 and was transferred to France
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