午夜时分,约翰·弗罗斯特中校离开了他的司令部,前往环形防线以核对士兵的人数。尽管自从德军装甲部队在上午开始进攻以来,战斗就几乎没有中止过,但士气仍然高涨。弗罗斯特为他的疲倦、肮脏的伞兵们感到骄傲。整整一天,他们顽强地击退了一个又一个进攻,没有一个德国人或者车辆曾经到达大桥的北端。但是,口粮快吃光了,德国人切断了供水。伞兵们不得不到处寻找食物,靠他们所占领的房屋地下室或地窖里储存的 At midnight, Lieutenant John Frost left his headquarters and headed for a circular line of defense to check the number of soldiers. Although the fighting has hardly stopped since the German armored forces began their offensive in the morning, their morale is still high. Frost is proud of his tired, dirty paratroopers. All day, they stubbornly repel one attack after another, and no German or vehicle ever reached the northern end of the bridge. However, the rations were almost eaten, and the Germans cut off the water supply. Paratroopers have to find food everywhere, in the basements or cellars that they occupy