▁positions , ▁firing ▁through ▁open ▁s ights ▁at ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁their ▁front . ▁W addy ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁acting ▁major ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁Battalion ' s ▁B ▁Company , ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁and ▁sa iled ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁arriv ing ▁there ▁in ▁December . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁war ▁substant ive ▁captain ▁and ▁temporary ▁major . ▁ ▁Arn hem ▁▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ' s ▁next ▁deployment ▁was ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁during ▁Operation ▁Market ▁Garden . ▁The ▁Al lies ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁air bor ne ▁forces ▁to ▁secure ▁key ▁brid ges ▁over ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁rivers ▁and ▁can als ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁opening ▁a ▁route ▁around ▁the ▁Se ig fried ▁Line ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Germany . ▁▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁se cur ing ▁brid ges ▁across ▁the ▁Lower ▁Rh ine ▁at ▁Arn hem ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Brigade ▁was ▁detailed ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁northern ▁approaches ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁counter att ack ▁by ▁German ▁forces . ▁ ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁arrive ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁operation , ▁ 1 8 ▁September , ▁using ▁drop ▁zones ▁protected ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Air land