Heres the verbal brief for the allies in the PM, its short and there are two version s depending on how well the morning went, i expect we will probably end up using the first one which contains the details of operation berlin)
ALLIED PM BRIEF (if Germans hold Arnhem Bridge in the morning)
Men, the Arnhem bridge is regrettably in German hands, however XXX Corp. are only a few miles from our location, if we can hold our perimeter they will be able to relieve us within a day.
To this end we will endeavour to hold the key locations of the town and establish a defensive perimeter entered around the Hartenstein hotel..
We must hold the following buildings until relieved.
Divisional HQ at the Hartenstein
The Oosterbeek church
The rail marshalling yard
The Arnhem national bank
At 15.15 hours Officers will convey the following information to NCOS, NCO s will then disseminate this to the ranks.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."