 The third airborne unit that formed a part of the 6th Airborne Division was the 6th Airlanding Brigade , commanded by Brigadier Hugh Bellamy . The brigade was tasked with landing in company @-@ sized groups and capturing several objectives , including the town of Hamminkeln . The gliders containing the airborne troops of the brigade landed in landing zones P , O , U and R under considerable antiaircraft fire , the landing being made even more difficult due to the presence of a great deal of haze and smoke . This resulted in a number of glider pilots being unable to identify their landing areas and losing their bearings ; a number of gliders landed in the wrong areas or crashed . However , the majority of the gliders survived , allowing the battalions of the brigade to secure intact the three bridges over the River Issel that they had been tasked with capturing , as well as the village of Hamminkeln with the aid of the U.S. 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment , which had been dropped by mistake nearby . The brigade secured all of its objectives shortly after capturing Hamminkeln . 
