The Germans commence a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nijmegen_salient" id="mwkQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Nijmegen salient">counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient</a>, this having been captured by the allies during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" id="mwkg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Market Garden">Operation Market Garden</a>.