 The airborne forces made several mistakes , most notably when pilot error caused paratroopers from the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment , a regiment of the U.S. 17th Airborne Division , to miss their drop zone and land on a British drop zone instead . However , the operation was a success , with both divisions capturing Rhine bridges and securing towns that could have been used by Germany to delay the advance of the British ground forces . The two divisions incurred more than 2 @,@ 000 casualties , but captured about 3 @,@ 500 German soldiers . The operation was the last large @-@ scale Allied airborne operation of World War II . 
