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Victoria Cross

MAJOR ROBERT HENRY CAIN
Major Robert Henry Cain’s
Victoria Cross
“Sprinting Why did he win it?
Major Cain was awarded
through machine- the Victoria Cross for
his part in the Battle
of Arnhem, where he
gun fire back to commanded the 2nd
South Staffordshire
the cover of a regiment. He personally
disabled and destroyed
several German tanks.
building, he lies Where was the battle?
prone, reloads his Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, The Netherlands.
When did it take place?
PIAT and fires 17-26 September 1944.
at the tank two When was he awarded the Victoria Cross?
6 December 1944.
more times” What was the popular reaction?
Although Operation Market Garden had been a
total disaster, those who managed to escape the
battlefield returned to a hero’s welcome. Major
Cain was the only surviving recipient of the five
Victoria Crosses that were awarded after the
brutal battle.

This photo was taken in April 1945 in
Arnhem, the same city that had been the
site of Major Cain’s heroism

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