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glider crash-landing, with its towing aircraft returning to base; eight airborne troops were killed outright, four were severely injured and five unhurt. The survivors were captured shortly after the crash. The second pair fared even worse, with both aircraft and glider crashing into a mountain for unknown reasons; the aircrew and several men were killed outright, and those who survived were taken prisoner. None of the prisoners survived for very long, being either poisoned or executed as a result of
884:, but in order for the reactor to function it would require a great deal of heavy water. The source of this water was the Norsk Hydro plant, which had been occupied in 1940; when the British government learned of the German nuclear developments, it was decided that a raid would be launched to destroy the plant and deny the Germans the heavy water. Several tactics were discussed and discarded as impractical, and it was finally decided that a small force from the 1st Airborne Division, comprising 30
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ammunition expended and only 15 soldiers remaining unwounded, they surrendered to the
Italian forces. The Italians sought to demolish the bridge after regaining control of it, but were unable to do so because the airborne forces had removed the explosive charges. Other troops from the airlanding brigade, who had landed elsewhere in Sicily, destroyed communications links and captured artillery batteries.
1471:, the 1st Airborne Division was sent to disarm and repatriate the 350,000-strong German occupation army in Norway. The division maintained law and order until the arrival of the occupation force, Force 134. During its time in Norway, the division was tasked with supervising the surrender of the German forces in Norway, as well as preventing the sabotage of important military and civilian facilities.
740:. During the fighting in Italy, Major General Ernest Down became the divisional commander, after his predecessor, Major General Hopkinson, died of wounds received in the fighting. After brief service in Italy, the division returned to England in December 1943, leaving the 2nd Parachute Brigade behind as an independent formation.
1495:, looking after Allied ex-prisoners of war, arresting war criminals and supervising the clearing of minefields. While in Norway, the division was also able to investigate what happened to the airborne troops that had taken part in Operation Freshman. The division returned to Britain, and was disbanded on 26 August 1945.
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of the city. Meanwhile, XXX Corps was unable to advance north as quickly as anticipated and failed to relieve the airborne troops. After four days, the small
British force at the bridge was overwhelmed and the rest of the division became trapped in a pocket north of the river, where they could not be
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radar array and removed several key pieces to take back to
Britain; the raiding force then retreated to the evacuation beach. The detachment assigned to clear the beach had failed to do so, however, and another brief fire-fight was required to eliminate the Germans guarding the beach. The raiding
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sufficiently reinforced by the Poles, or by XXX Corps when it arrived on the southern bank. After nine days of fighting, the shattered remains of the airborne forces were eventually withdrawn south of the Rhine. 1st
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with armour support attempted to recapture the bridge. It was not finally secured until three days after the start of the operation, when another battalion of the Durham Light
Infantry, led by the paratroopers, established a bridgehead on the northern bank of the river.
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of troops were landed in the correct locations. Despite this and the defence by German and
Italian forces, the British paratroops captured the bridge. Resisting attacks from the north and south, they held out against increasing odds until nightfall.
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between 9 and 11 May. Most of the transport aircraft carrying the division landed safely, but one crash caused several fatalities. The division encountered little of the expected German resistance. Operational duties included welcoming back King
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and Winston Churchill; it recommended that the British airborne forces should consist of two parachute brigades, one based in England and the other in the Middle East, and that a glider force of 10,000 men should be created.
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sufficient time for the radar equipment to be destroyed. It was therefore decided that an airborne assault followed by sea-borne evacuation would be the ideal way to surprise the garrison and seize the technology intact.
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in Norway in May 1945. They were tasked with the disarmament and repatriation of the German occupation army. The 1st Airborne Division then returned to England and was disbanded in November 1945.
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located and shot down a Halifax-and-Horsa combination. Altogether five Horsas and three Halifaxes were lost, but 27 Horsas arrived in Tunisia in time to participate in the invasion of Sicily.
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in September 1943. The mission had been planned at short notice, following an offer by the Italian government to open the ports of Taranto and
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was well advanced when on 10 September the mission was cancelled. Instead, a new operation was proposed with the same objectives as
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946:, was a supply mission to North Africa that took place between March and August 1943. The mission was undertaken by the division's
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sites. Near the end of the month, Operation Linnet, with the same units as before, was formulated to seize crossings over the
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assumed parachute duties, and on 21 November was re-designated the 11th Special Air Service Battalion, with a parachute and
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at the end of 1942, where it fought in an infantry role during the
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Airborne Combat: Axis and Allied Glider Operations in World War II
2507:
The organization and order of battle of militaries in World War II
1424:
1416:
1414:, to reach the airborne force at Arnhem within two to three days.
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which had landed on the southeastern coast three days previously.
983:
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717:, which had been raised from troops based in Egypt and Palestine.
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532:
409:
376:
422:
Inspired by the success of German airborne operations during the
271:, demanded an airborne force, and was initially under command of
1483:
502:
The existing 11th Special Air Service Battalion was renamed the
5474:
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5262:
4660:
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3861:
3741:
3661:
3622:
3201:
1602:(later 1st (City of London Yeomanry) Airlanding LAA Battery) (
828:
Men of 'C' Company returning from the successful Bruneval Raid
701:. On arrival, the 1st Airborne Division was reinforced by the
2988:. Volume 15 of Battle Orders. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
3139:
Airborne to Battle: A History of Airborne Warfare, 1918–1971
2745:
Paras versus the Reich Canada's paratroopers at war, 1942–45
1375:, where the majority of 1st Airborne Division became trapped
973:. The Horsas were needed to complement the smaller American
3180:
Cordon and Search: with 6th Airborne Division in Palestine
3005:
Paras: An Illustrated History of Britain's Airborne Forces
1113:
in the area were already allocated to the other landings:
748:
After the division arrived in England, Down was posted to
728:
The division took part in two brigade sized operations in
471:
The success of the first British airborne raid, Operation
355:
In December, most of the 1st Airborne Division (minus the
27:
Airborne infantry division of the British Army during WWII
1129:. Instead, the division had to be transported across the
816:
raid from the sea would incur heavy losses, and give the
2986:
German Airborne Divisions: Mediterranean Theatre 1942–45
2968:. Calcutta: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section.
1609:
1st Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit, Royal Artillery
1448:, while the main body of the division was halted on the
1266:
viaduct. Operation Hands Up was intended to support the
1152:
The only German forces in the area were elements of the
2831:
Mitcham, Samuel W; Von Stauffenberg, Friedrich (2007).
1008:, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of the invasion of
912:
personnel were to be killed immediately when captured.
514:, formed the first of the new airborne formations, the
1750:
and henceforth applied to all British airborne troops.
1301:. Operation Boxer, with the same force, was to seize
5575:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
1634:
261st (Airborne) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
634:
King George VI inspecting men of the 2nd Battalion,
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3417:
3409:
53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment
3394:
3344:
3239:
2924:
Army – Airborne Forces in the Second World War
2770:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1582:1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
668:
9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
222:
217:
197:
192:
154:
144:
134:
123:
113:
103:
85:
67:
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3366:2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2593:
1160:. Reinforcements from two infantry divisions, the
259:. The division was formed in late 1941 during the
5570:Military units and formations established in 1941
3120:Ready for Anything: The Parachute Regiment at War
1639:591st (Antrim) Airborne Squadron, Royal Engineers
1927:
1925:
1399:, landed at Arnhem to secure bridges across the
1356:but to be carried out by three divisions of the
849:counter-measures to neutralise those advances.
2722:Wings Of War – Airborne Warfare 1918–1945
1179:, was killed while watching an assault by the
1076:1st Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery
3836:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
3634:
3427:6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment
3213:
2768:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2684:Airborne: World War II Paratroopers in Combat
2410:
2408:
1972:
1970:
564:on 10 October 1941, by the conversion of the
8:
4558:British deception formations in World War II
1503:The division had the following composition:
969:3,200 miles (5,100 km) from England to
3841:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
2552:Blockwell, Albert; Clifton, Maggie (2005).
2482:
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2206:
2204:
2061:
2059:
1960:
1958:
1570:Divisional headquarters and signal squadron
1444:. Only a small force was able to reach the
796:, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was the
363:, and began training and preparing for the
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3182:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Military.
2667:. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company Ltd.
2137:
2135:
1586:204th (Oban) Independent Anti-Tank Battery
1467:In May 1945, immediately after the Allied
880:had come close to being able to develop a
46:Men from the 1st Airborne Division during
3163:. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd.
2443:
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1939:
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1712:List of British divisions in World War II
1662:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
689:, although fighting in an infantry role.
685:, and ended up participating in numerous
544:during a visit to the airborne forces in
316:in July 1943, the division undertook two
5555:Airborne divisions of the United Kingdom
2743:Horn, Bernd; Wyczynski, Michael (2003).
2701:Gregory, Barry; Batchelor, John (1979).
2644:. Volume 1 of Elite series. Oxford, UK:
2227:
2225:
2176:
2174:
2013:
2011:
2009:
1880:
1878:
1743:. The title was officially confirmed by
1673:1st Airborne Division, Provost Company,
1588:(later 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery)
768:was attached to the division. Following
652:7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
607:, and two new battalions converted from
554:Frederick Arthur Montague "Boy" Browning
540:inspects an airborne jeep fitted with a
257:British Army during the Second World War
2949:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Books.
1763:
1728:
1600:283rd Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Battery
1403:. Initially expecting an easy advance,
1340:, and the last was the bridge over the
570:31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group
3122:. Fontana, California: Fontana Press.
2787:Silent Skies: Gliders At War 1939-1945
1654:93rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps
1520:Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
954:, as part of the preparations for the
804:in 1942. Their objective was a German
398:, the depleted formation took part in
309:over the next few weeks, and when the
31:
1511:Commanders of the division included;
1045:50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
876:for Nazi Germany. By 1942 the German
662:, converted from the 13th Battalion,
621:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
7:
3100:. London: Pen & Sword Aviation.
3098:History of the Glider Pilot Regiment
2420:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
1621:1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
756:, and was replaced by Major General
615:, converted from the 7th Battalion,
506:and, together with the newly raised
359:, left behind in Italy) returned to
3467:195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
3462:181st (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
2945:Peters, Mike; Luuk, Buist (2009).
1613:21st Independent Parachute Company
1478:was delivered on 8 May to General
660:8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion
613:5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion
574:George Frederick "Hoppy" Hopkinson
285:The division's first two missions—
25:
3477:225th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3472:224th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3457:133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3452:127th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3381:7th King's Own Scottish Borderers
3081:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
3027:Saunders, Hilary Aidan St. George
2877:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
2686:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
1332:, the second the bridge over the
654:, previously the 10th Battalion,
414:British paratroopers training in
3447:16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3371:2nd South Staffordshire Regiment
2920:Otway, Lieutenant-Colonel T.B.H.
2873:Moreman, Timothy Robert (2006).
1689:
1648:250th (Airborne) Light Company,
1594:5th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery
1591:1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery
1317:, as well as aiming to threaten
1279:52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
952:No. 295 Squadron Royal Air Force
752:to oversee the formation of the
228:
90:
72:
40:
3291:9th (Eastern and Home Counties)
2705:. Exeter, Devon: Exeter Books.
2422:. 26 March 2004. Archived from
1043:The relieving force led by the
732:, and an amphibious assault at
683:landings in French North Africa
670:, formerly the 10th Battalion,
617:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
586:Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
489:memorandum was approved by the
5550:British World War II divisions
3116:Thompson, Major-General Julian
3033:(4 ed.). Torrington, UK:
2505:Pettibone, Charles D. (2005).
1657:Detachment Ordnance Field Park
1476:German Instrument of Surrender
1190:, previously the commander of
525:, who would later command the
394:was disbanded. Just after the
276:Frederick A. M. "Boy" Browning
1:
3721:6th (United Kingdom) Division
3716:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
3711:1st (United Kingdom) Division
3404:1st Airlanding Light Regiment
3376:2nd King's Own Royal Regiment
1667:89th Field Security Section,
1574:1st Airlanding Light Regiment
1154:German 1st Parachute Division
890:9 Field Company RE (Airborne)
754:44th Indian Airborne Division
450:Central Landing Establishment
2592:Cavendish, Marshall (2010).
2558:Helion & Company Limited
2556:. Solihill, United Kingdom:
2509:. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford.
1625:9th (Airborne) Field Company
1397:1st Polish Parachute Brigade
1287:1st Polish Parachute Brigade
766:1st Polish Parachute Brigade
636:South Staffordshire Regiment
582:South Staffordshire Regiment
373:Polish 1st Parachute Brigade
2964:Prasad, Bisheshwar (1956).
2898:Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
2896:. Military History Series.
2703:Airborne warfare, 1918–1945
1905:Blockwell and Clifton, p.63
1293:, to close the gap between
664:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
623:, from the 10th Battalion,
552:In October 1941, Brigadier
365:Allied invasion of Normandy
320:sized landings. The first,
204:Sir Frederick A.M. Browning
5601:
5108:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
5063:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
3549:Special Air Service Troops
2812:. Ealing, United Kingdom:
2720:Harclerode, Peter (2005).
2575:Blumenson, Martin (1969).
2378:Peters and Buist, pp.40–41
2093:. London. 7 September 2000
1460:
1358:First Allied Airborne Army
1283:US 101st Airborne Division
1170:General Officer Commanding
1121:on the western coast, and
1063:
940:, also known as Operation
919:
872:in Norway, which produced
724:Pegasus 1st Airborne beret
687:operations in North Africa
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4079:1st Commonwealth Division
3868:
3857:
3790:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
3748:
3737:
3668:
3657:
3137:Tugwell, Maurice (1971).
3077:; McBride, Angus (1981).
2875:British Commandos 1940–46
2726:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
2640:Ferguson, Gregor (1984).
2596:Global Chaos World War II
1369:156th Parachute Battalion
1236:US 82nd Airborne Division
1141:coast, in working order.
992:preparing to take off on
956:Allied invasion of Sicily
760:. In September 1944, for
715:11th Parachute Battalions
707:156th Parachute Battalion
599:, commanded by Brigadier
572:, commanded by Brigadier
371:. The division, with the
39:
5113:67th (2nd Home Counties)
5083:61st (2nd South Midland)
5073:59th (2nd North Midland)
3386:12th Devonshire Regiment
3306:11th Special Air Service
3003:Reynolds, David (1998).
2791:Pen & Sword Military
1650:Royal Army Service Corps
1181:10th Parachute Battalion
1098:Allied invasion of Italy
998:folding airborne bicycle
922:Operation Turkey Buzzard
908:, which stated that all
878:atomic weapons programme
764:in the Netherlands, the
512:3rd Parachute Battalions
466:General Aircraft Hotspur
396:end of the war in Europe
385:survivors were evacuated
350:Allied invasion of Italy
167:Operation Turkey Buzzard
5585:Operation Market Garden
5123:69th (2nd East Anglian)
5093:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
4435:Durham and North Riding
3356:1st Royal Ulster Rifles
3079:The Special Air Service
2947:Glider Pilots at Arnhem
2766:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2619:Cole, Howard N (1963).
1797:Shortt and McBride, p.4
1530:Robert Elliott Urquhart
1385:Operation Market Garden
1092:at the Italian port of
762:Operation Market Garden
656:Somerset Light Infantry
605:4th Parachute Battalion
504:1st Parachute Battalion
369:Operation Market Garden
293:landing in France, and
48:Operation Market Garden
5088:62nd (2nd West Riding)
5037:55th (West Lancashire)
4977:42nd (East Lancashire)
4361:55th (West Lancashire)
4296:42nd (East Lancashire)
3544:6th Airlanding Brigade
3519:1st Airlanding Brigade
3231:airborne units of the
3096:Smith, Claude (1992).
2892:Mrazek, James (2011).
2369:Peters and Buist, p.28
2360:Peters and Buist, p.26
2351:Peters and Buist, p.21
2342:Peters and Buist, p.19
2324:Peters and Buist, p.10
2085:"Obituary Tommy Grant"
2065:Peters and Buist, p.12
1548:1st Airlanding Brigade
1430:
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1291:Rambouillet St Arnoult
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1079:
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979:Condor patrol aircraft
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639:
562:1st Airlanding Brigade
549:
428:British Prime Minister
419:
330:1st Airlanding Brigade
265:British Prime Minister
4640:British Army in India
3572:6th Airborne Division
3567:1st Airborne Division
3539:5th Parachute Brigade
3534:4th Parachute Brigade
3529:3rd Parachute Brigade
3524:2nd Parachute Brigade
3514:1st Parachute Brigade
3495:Glider Pilot Regiment
3178:Wilson, R. D (2008).
2682:Guard, Julie (2007).
2663:Flint, Keith (2006).
1815:Otway 1990, pp. 28–29
1737:1st Parachute Brigade
1697:United Kingdom portal
1675:Royal Military Police
1604:left 21 February 1944
1563:4th Parachute Brigade
1558:3rd Parachute Brigade
1553:2nd Parachute Brigade
1543:1st Parachute Brigade
1469:Victory in Europe Day
1461:Further information:
1428:
1420:
1366:
1232:St Sauveur-le-Vicomte
1227:6th Airborne Division
1220:
1212:five invasion beaches
1192:2nd Parachute Brigade
1147:
1073:
1064:Further information:
1053:Durham Light Infantry
987:
961:The mission involved
827:
723:
703:4th Parachute Brigade
699:6th Airborne Division
695:Mediterranean theatre
644:3rd Parachute Brigade
633:
625:Royal Welch Fusiliers
597:2nd Parachute Brigade
536:
527:6th Airborne Division
516:1st Parachute Brigade
413:
392:4th Parachute Brigade
357:2nd Parachute Brigade
338:1st Parachute Brigade
280:6th Airborne Division
243:1st Airborne Division
35:1st Airborne Division
5580:Military parachuting
5002:48th (South Midland)
4992:46th (North Midland)
4987:44th (Home Counties)
4371:59th (Staffordshire)
4326:48th (South Midland)
4306:44th (Home Counties)
4084:17th Gurkha Division
4038:44th (Home Counties)
3873:Administrative units
3753:Administrative units
3743:Post-Cold War period
3680:Guards and Parachute
3673:Administrative units
3608:Deception formations
3281:7th (Light Infantry)
2808:Lloyd, Alan (1982).
2495:Joslen, pp. 104–105.
1748:Sir Harold Alexander
462:General Aircraft Ltd
448:On 21 June 1940 the
418:, England, June 1941
379:, and fought in the
5098:64th (2nd Highland)
5078:60th (2/2nd London)
5068:58th (2/1st London)
5042:56th (1/1st London)
5032:54th (East Anglian)
5012:50th (Northumbrian)
4997:47th (1/2nd London)
4356:54th (East Anglian)
4336:50th (Northumbrian)
4281:23rd (Northumbrian)
4043:50th (Northumbrian)
3361:1st Border Regiment
2928:Imperial War Museum
2785:Lynch, Tim (2008).
2747:. Toronto, Canada:
2416:"Operation Varsity"
2090:The Daily Telegraph
2035:Tugwell, pp.139–140
1994:Tugwell, pp.126–127
1706:Theirs is the Glory
1115:Operation Avalanche
1066:Operation Slapstick
802:Combined Operations
784:Operational history
778:war in Europe ended
678:, codename for the
590:Royal Ulster Rifles
542:Vickers machine gun
523:Richard Nelson Gale
352:in September 1943.
346:Operation Slapstick
179:Operation Slapstick
5143:63rd (Royal Naval)
5103:65th (2nd Lowland)
5007:49th (West Riding)
4604:82nd (West Africa)
4599:81st (West Africa)
4589:11th (East Africa)
4425:Devon and Cornwall
4417:"County Divisions"
4331:49th (West Riding)
4106:Second World War (
4074:Artillery Division
3977:49th (West Riding)
3590:1st Airborne Corps
3141:. London: Kimber.
2602:Marshall Cavendish
2426:on 1 November 2006
1851:Harclerode, p. 218
1669:Intelligence Corps
1567:Divisional troops
1463:Operation Doomsday
1446:Arnhem road bridge
1431:
1423:
1409:Lieutenant General
1377:
1223:
1150:
1090:amphibious landing
1080:
1035:equivalent of two
1002:
994:Operation Ladbroke
926:Operation Ladbroke
858:Operation Freshman
830:
726:
640:
550:
479:Parachute Regiment
420:
400:Operation Doomsday
342:amphibious landing
322:Operation Ladbroke
295:Operation Freshman
187:Operation Doomsday
171:Operation Ladbroke
163:Operation Freshman
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5476:Napoleonic Wars (
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5264:Second Boer War (
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5058:45th (2nd Wessex)
4963:Territorial Force
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4662:First World War (
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4028:42nd (Lancashire)
3895:Prince of Wales's
3853:
3852:
3849:
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3806:1st (UK) Armoured
3775:Prince of Wales's
3733:
3732:
3729:
3728:
3649:Divisions of the
3616:
3615:
3316:13th (Lancashire)
3276:6th (Royal Welch)
3189:978-1-84415-771-6
3170:978-1-84415-537-8
3009:Sutton Publishing
2956:978-1-84415-763-1
2911:978-0-8117-0808-1
2852:Butler, Sir James
2842:978-0-8117-3403-5
2800:978-0-7503-0633-1
2777:978-1-84342-474-1
2758:978-1-55002-470-8
2712:978-0-89673-025-0
2693:978-1-84603-196-0
2646:Osprey Publishing
2642:The Paras 1940–84
2625:William Blackwood
2611:978-0-7614-4948-5
2129:Mitcham, pp.73–74
2120:Harclerode, p.256
1208:Normandy landings
1123:Operation Baytown
1000:in the foreground
930:Operation Fustian
910:British Commandos
648:Alexander Stanier
498:Formation history
431:Winston Churchill
348:, as part of the
334:Operation Fustian
324:, carried out by
307:Tunisian campaign
269:Winston Churchill
236:
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175:Operation Fustian
54:, September 1944.
18:Operation Axehead
16:(Redirected from
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5118:68th (2nd Welsh)
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3326:16th (Staffords)
3311:12th (Yorkshire)
3233:Second World War
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1882:
1873:
1870:
1861:
1858:
1852:
1849:
1843:
1840:
1834:
1831:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1813:
1807:
1804:
1798:
1795:
1789:
1786:
1780:
1777:
1771:
1768:
1751:
1733:
1699:
1694:
1693:
1692:
1643:from 1 June 1945
1442:panzer divisions
1262:and destroy the
1204:I Airborne Corps
1177:George Hopkinson
1133:by ships of the
808:installation at
794:Operation Biting
650:, comprised the
566:mountain warfare
556:was promoted to
546:Southern Command
454:Ringway airfield
424:Battle of France
381:Battle of Arnhem
332:and the second,
287:Operation Biting
261:Second World War
232:
208:George Hopkinson
183:Battle of Arnhem
159:Operation Biting
139:I Airborne Corps
96:
94:
93:
78:
76:
75:
52:battle of Arnhem
50:fighting in the
44:
32:
21:
5600:
5599:
5595:
5594:
5593:
5591:
5590:
5589:
5540:
5539:
5538:
5529:
5481:
5462:
5419:
5396:
5360:
5344:
5269:
5242:
5205:
5172:
5163:74th (Yeomanry)
5127:
5046:
5017:51st (Highland)
4954:
4913:
4872:
4831:
4812:17th (Northern)
4802:15th (Scottish)
4790:
4771:11th (Northern)
4742:
4667:
4644:
4608:
4562:
4545:
4474:
4410:
4341:51st (Highland)
4271:15th (Scottish)
4204:
4136:
4111:
4088:
4062:
3986:
3930:
3909:
3864:
3845:
3794:
3744:
3725:
3699:
3664:
3653:
3647:
3617:
3612:
3594:
3576:
3553:
3507:
3499:
3481:
3438:
3431:
3413:
3390:
3347:
3340:
3242:
3235:
3226:
3196:
3190:
3177:
3171:
3155:
3149:
3136:
3130:
3114:
3108:
3095:
3089:
3073:
3049:
3025:
3019:
3002:
2996:
2980:
2963:
2957:
2944:
2938:
2918:
2912:
2902:Stackpole Books
2891:
2885:
2872:
2866:
2849:
2843:
2830:
2824:
2807:
2801:
2784:
2778:
2765:
2759:
2742:
2736:
2719:
2713:
2700:
2694:
2681:
2675:
2662:
2656:
2639:
2618:
2612:
2591:
2574:
2568:
2551:
2547:
2542:
2541:
2537:Urquhart, p.225
2536:
2532:
2517:
2504:
2503:
2499:
2494:
2490:
2485:
2478:
2473:
2469:
2464:
2460:
2455:
2451:
2446:
2439:
2429:
2427:
2414:
2413:
2406:
2401:
2394:
2389:
2382:
2377:
2373:
2368:
2364:
2359:
2355:
2350:
2346:
2341:
2337:
2332:
2328:
2323:
2319:
2314:
2310:
2306:Cavendish, p.17
2305:
2301:
2296:
2292:
2287:
2283:
2278:
2274:
2270:Blumenson, p.26
2269:
2265:
2260:
2256:
2252:Blumenson, p.60
2251:
2247:
2242:
2235:
2230:
2223:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2202:
2197:
2193:
2188:
2184:
2179:
2172:
2167:
2163:
2158:
2154:
2149:
2145:
2140:
2133:
2128:
2124:
2119:
2115:
2111:Lloyd, pp.43–44
2110:
2106:
2096:
2094:
2083:
2082:
2078:
2073:
2069:
2064:
2057:
2052:
2048:
2043:
2039:
2034:
2030:
2025:
2021:
2016:
2007:
2002:
1998:
1993:
1989:
1984:
1980:
1975:
1968:
1963:
1956:
1951:
1947:
1942:
1935:
1930:
1923:
1918:
1909:
1904:
1900:
1895:
1888:
1883:
1876:
1871:
1864:
1859:
1855:
1850:
1846:
1841:
1837:
1832:
1828:
1823:
1819:
1814:
1810:
1805:
1801:
1796:
1792:
1787:
1783:
1778:
1774:
1769:
1765:
1755:
1754:
1734:
1730:
1720:
1695:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1629:Royal Engineers
1578:Royal Artillery
1539:
1522:GCVO KBE CB DSO
1509:
1501:
1499:Order of battle
1465:
1459:
1457:Norway post-war
1382:
1348:. Planning for
1315:Scheldt estuary
1299:21st Army Group
1272:Vannes airfield
1270:by seizing the
1240:Operation Perch
1234:to support the
1200:
1068:
1062:
1049:Gerald Lathbury
990:Border Regiment
963:Halifax bombers
932:
918:
894:Royal Engineers
882:nuclear reactor
855:
846:Motor Gun Boats
791:
786:
746:
676:Operation Torch
578:Border Regiment
518:, commanded by
500:
491:Chiefs-of-Staff
408:
326:glider infantry
239:
224:
210:
206:
199:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
118:Airborne forces
91:
89:
73:
71:
55:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5598:
5596:
5588:
5587:
5582:
5577:
5572:
5567:
5562:
5557:
5552:
5542:
5541:
5535:
5534:
5531:
5530:
5528:
5527:
5522:
5517:
5512:
5507:
5502:
5497:
5492:
5486:
5483:
5482:
5475:
5468:
5467:
5464:
5463:
5461:
5460:
5455:
5450:
5445:
5440:
5435:
5430:
5424:
5421:
5420:
5413:
5406:
5405:
5402:
5401:
5398:
5397:
5395:
5394:
5389:
5384:
5379:
5374:
5368:
5366:
5362:
5361:
5359:
5358:
5352:
5350:
5346:
5345:
5343:
5342:
5337:
5332:
5327:
5322:
5317:
5312:
5307:
5302:
5297:
5292:
5287:
5281:
5279:
5271:
5270:
5263:
5256:
5255:
5252:
5251:
5248:
5247:
5244:
5243:
5241:
5240:
5235:
5230:
5224:
5219:
5213:
5211:
5207:
5206:
5204:
5203:
5198:
5193:
5187:
5185:
5178:
5174:
5173:
5171:
5170:
5165:
5160:
5155:
5150:
5145:
5139:
5137:
5133:
5132:
5129:
5128:
5126:
5125:
5120:
5115:
5110:
5105:
5100:
5095:
5090:
5085:
5080:
5075:
5070:
5065:
5060:
5054:
5052:
5048:
5047:
5045:
5044:
5039:
5034:
5029:
5024:
5022:52nd (Lowland)
5019:
5014:
5009:
5004:
4999:
4994:
4989:
4984:
4979:
4973:
4971:
4964:
4960:
4959:
4956:
4955:
4953:
4952:
4947:
4942:
4937:
4932:
4927:
4921:
4919:
4915:
4914:
4912:
4911:
4906:
4901:
4896:
4891:
4886:
4880:
4878:
4874:
4873:
4871:
4870:
4865:
4860:
4855:
4850:
4845:
4839:
4837:
4833:
4832:
4830:
4829:
4824:
4822:19th (Western)
4819:
4817:18th (Eastern)
4814:
4809:
4804:
4798:
4796:
4792:
4791:
4789:
4788:
4783:
4781:13th (Western)
4778:
4776:12th (Eastern)
4773:
4768:
4763:
4761:9th (Scottish)
4757:
4755:
4748:
4744:
4743:
4741:
4740:
4735:
4730:
4725:
4720:
4715:
4710:
4705:
4700:
4695:
4690:
4685:
4679:
4677:
4669:
4668:
4661:
4654:
4653:
4650:
4649:
4646:
4645:
4643:
4642:
4637:
4632:
4627:
4622:
4616:
4614:
4610:
4609:
4607:
4606:
4601:
4596:
4591:
4586:
4584:11th (African)
4581:
4576:
4570:
4568:
4564:
4563:
4561:
4560:
4553:
4551:
4547:
4546:
4544:
4543:
4538:
4533:
4528:
4523:
4518:
4513:
4508:
4503:
4498:
4493:
4488:
4482:
4480:
4476:
4475:
4473:
4472:
4467:
4462:
4460:Northumberland
4457:
4452:
4447:
4442:
4437:
4432:
4427:
4421:
4419:
4415:Anti-Invasion
4412:
4411:
4409:
4408:
4403:
4398:
4393:
4388:
4383:
4378:
4373:
4368:
4363:
4358:
4353:
4348:
4346:52nd (Lowland)
4343:
4338:
4333:
4328:
4323:
4318:
4313:
4308:
4303:
4298:
4293:
4288:
4283:
4278:
4273:
4268:
4266:12th (Eastern)
4263:
4261:9th (Highland)
4258:
4253:
4248:
4243:
4238:
4233:
4228:
4223:
4218:
4212:
4210:
4206:
4205:
4203:
4202:
4197:
4192:
4187:
4182:
4177:
4172:
4167:
4162:
4157:
4152:
4146:
4144:
4138:
4137:
4135:
4134:
4129:
4123:
4121:
4113:
4112:
4105:
4098:
4097:
4094:
4093:
4090:
4089:
4087:
4086:
4081:
4076:
4070:
4068:
4064:
4063:
4061:
4060:
4055:
4045:
4040:
4035:
4030:
4025:
4020:
4015:
4010:
4005:
4000:
3994:
3992:
3988:
3987:
3985:
3984:
3979:
3974:
3969:
3964:
3959:
3954:
3949:
3944:
3938:
3936:
3932:
3931:
3929:
3928:
3923:
3917:
3915:
3911:
3910:
3908:
3907:
3902:
3897:
3892:
3887:
3882:
3876:
3874:
3866:
3865:
3862:
3855:
3854:
3851:
3850:
3847:
3846:
3844:
3843:
3838:
3833:
3828:
3823:
3818:
3813:
3808:
3802:
3800:
3796:
3795:
3793:
3792:
3787:
3782:
3777:
3772:
3767:
3762:
3756:
3754:
3746:
3745:
3742:
3735:
3734:
3731:
3730:
3727:
3726:
3724:
3723:
3718:
3713:
3707:
3705:
3701:
3700:
3698:
3697:
3692:
3687:
3682:
3676:
3674:
3666:
3665:
3662:
3655:
3654:
3648:
3646:
3645:
3638:
3631:
3623:
3614:
3613:
3611:
3610:
3604:
3602:
3596:
3595:
3593:
3592:
3586:
3584:
3578:
3577:
3575:
3574:
3569:
3563:
3561:
3555:
3554:
3552:
3551:
3546:
3541:
3536:
3531:
3526:
3521:
3516:
3510:
3508:
3501:
3500:
3498:
3497:
3491:
3489:
3483:
3482:
3480:
3479:
3474:
3469:
3464:
3459:
3454:
3449:
3443:
3441:
3433:
3432:
3430:
3429:
3423:
3421:
3419:Reconnaissance
3415:
3414:
3412:
3411:
3406:
3400:
3398:
3392:
3391:
3389:
3388:
3383:
3378:
3373:
3368:
3363:
3358:
3352:
3350:
3342:
3341:
3339:
3338:
3333:
3328:
3323:
3318:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3288:
3286:8th (Midlands)
3283:
3278:
3273:
3271:5th (Scottish)
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3247:
3245:
3237:
3236:
3227:
3225:
3224:
3217:
3210:
3202:
3195:
3194:
3188:
3175:
3169:
3153:
3147:
3134:
3128:
3112:
3106:
3093:
3087:
3071:
3047:
3035:Michael Joseph
3023:
3017:
3007:. Stroud, UK:
3000:
2994:
2982:Quarrie, Bruce
2978:
2961:
2955:
2942:
2936:
2916:
2910:
2889:
2883:
2870:
2864:
2847:
2841:
2828:
2822:
2805:
2799:
2782:
2776:
2763:
2757:
2740:
2734:
2717:
2711:
2698:
2692:
2679:
2673:
2660:
2654:
2637:
2616:
2610:
2589:
2572:
2566:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2540:
2539:
2530:
2515:
2497:
2488:
2476:
2467:
2458:
2449:
2447:Ferguson, p.30
2437:
2404:
2402:Ferguson, p.25
2392:
2390:Ferguson, p.22
2380:
2371:
2362:
2353:
2344:
2335:
2326:
2317:
2308:
2299:
2290:
2281:
2272:
2263:
2261:Tugwell, p.168
2254:
2245:
2233:
2221:
2219:Tugwell, p.165
2212:
2210:Mitcham, p.152
2200:
2191:
2189:Mitcham, p.335
2182:
2180:Reynolds, p.37
2170:
2161:
2159:Tugwell, p.159
2152:
2143:
2131:
2122:
2113:
2104:
2076:
2067:
2055:
2046:
2044:Tugwell, p.140
2037:
2028:
2026:Tugwell, p.139
2019:
2005:
2003:Tugwell, p.127
1996:
1987:
1985:Ferguson. p.46
1978:
1976:Ferguson, p.26
1966:
1964:Ferguson, p.21
1954:
1952:Ferguson, p.16
1945:
1943:Ferguson, p.13
1933:
1921:
1919:Tugwell, p.126
1907:
1898:
1896:Ferguson, p.15
1886:
1874:
1872:Tugwell, p.125
1862:
1853:
1844:
1835:
1826:
1817:
1808:
1799:
1790:
1781:
1772:
1762:
1761:
1760:
1759:
1753:
1752:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1724:
1719:
1716:
1715:
1714:
1709:
1701:
1700:
1684:
1681:
1680:
1679:
1678:
1677:
1671:
1665:
1658:
1655:
1652:
1646:
1636:
1631:
1622:
1619:
1617:Army Air Corps
1610:
1607:
1597:
1596:
1595:
1592:
1589:
1580:
1571:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1533:
1523:
1508:
1505:
1500:
1497:
1458:
1455:
1412:Brian Horrocks
1381:
1378:
1307:V1 flying bomb
1199:
1196:
1188:Ernest E. Down
1096:, part of the
1061:
1058:
1027:, part of the
937:Turkey Buzzard
917:
914:
906:Commando Order
870:chemical plant
854:
851:
806:Würzburg radar
800:for a raid by
790:
787:
785:
782:
745:
742:
672:Essex Regiment
588:, and the 1st
538:King George VI
499:
496:
452:was formed at
439:No. 2 Commando
407:
404:
314:invaded Sicily
237:
234:
233:
226:
223:Identification
220:
219:
215:
214:
201:
195:
194:
190:
189:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
87:
83:
82:
80:United Kingdom
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
45:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5597:
5586:
5583:
5581:
5578:
5576:
5573:
5571:
5568:
5566:
5563:
5561:
5558:
5556:
5553:
5551:
5548:
5547:
5545:
5526:
5523:
5521:
5518:
5516:
5513:
5511:
5508:
5506:
5503:
5501:
5498:
5496:
5493:
5491:
5488:
5487:
5484:
5479:
5473:
5469:
5459:
5456:
5454:
5451:
5449:
5446:
5444:
5441:
5439:
5436:
5434:
5431:
5429:
5426:
5425:
5422:
5417:
5414:Crimean War (
5411:
5407:
5393:
5390:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5369:
5367:
5363:
5357:
5354:
5353:
5351:
5347:
5341:
5338:
5336:
5333:
5331:
5328:
5326:
5323:
5321:
5318:
5316:
5313:
5311:
5308:
5306:
5303:
5301:
5298:
5296:
5293:
5291:
5288:
5286:
5283:
5282:
5280:
5276:
5272:
5267:
5261:
5257:
5239:
5236:
5234:
5231:
5228:
5225:
5223:
5220:
5218:
5215:
5214:
5212:
5208:
5202:
5199:
5197:
5194:
5192:
5189:
5188:
5186:
5182:
5179:
5175:
5169:
5166:
5164:
5161:
5159:
5156:
5154:
5151:
5149:
5146:
5144:
5141:
5140:
5138:
5134:
5124:
5121:
5119:
5116:
5114:
5111:
5109:
5106:
5104:
5101:
5099:
5096:
5094:
5091:
5089:
5086:
5084:
5081:
5079:
5076:
5074:
5071:
5069:
5066:
5064:
5061:
5059:
5056:
5055:
5053:
5049:
5043:
5040:
5038:
5035:
5033:
5030:
5028:
5025:
5023:
5020:
5018:
5015:
5013:
5010:
5008:
5005:
5003:
5000:
4998:
4995:
4993:
4990:
4988:
4985:
4983:
4982:43rd (Wessex)
4980:
4978:
4975:
4974:
4972:
4968:
4965:
4961:
4951:
4948:
4946:
4943:
4941:
4938:
4936:
4933:
4931:
4928:
4926:
4925:36th (Ulster)
4923:
4922:
4920:
4916:
4910:
4907:
4905:
4902:
4900:
4897:
4895:
4892:
4890:
4887:
4885:
4882:
4881:
4879:
4875:
4869:
4866:
4864:
4861:
4859:
4856:
4854:
4851:
4849:
4846:
4844:
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4840:
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4834:
4828:
4825:
4823:
4820:
4818:
4815:
4813:
4810:
4808:
4805:
4803:
4800:
4799:
4797:
4793:
4787:
4784:
4782:
4779:
4777:
4774:
4772:
4769:
4767:
4764:
4762:
4759:
4758:
4756:
4752:
4749:
4745:
4739:
4736:
4734:
4731:
4729:
4726:
4724:
4721:
4719:
4716:
4714:
4711:
4709:
4706:
4704:
4701:
4699:
4696:
4694:
4691:
4689:
4686:
4684:
4681:
4680:
4678:
4674:
4670:
4665:
4659:
4655:
4641:
4638:
4636:
4633:
4631:
4630:Royal Marines
4628:
4626:
4623:
4621:
4618:
4617:
4615:
4611:
4605:
4602:
4600:
4597:
4595:
4592:
4590:
4587:
4585:
4582:
4580:
4579:2nd (African)
4577:
4575:
4574:1st (African)
4572:
4571:
4569:
4565:
4559:
4555:
4554:
4552:
4548:
4542:
4539:
4537:
4534:
4532:
4529:
4527:
4524:
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4509:
4507:
4504:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4492:
4489:
4487:
4484:
4483:
4481:
4479:Anti-Aircraft
4477:
4471:
4468:
4466:
4463:
4461:
4458:
4456:
4453:
4451:
4448:
4446:
4443:
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4438:
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4433:
4431:
4428:
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4423:
4422:
4420:
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4413:
4407:
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4399:
4397:
4394:
4392:
4389:
4387:
4384:
4382:
4379:
4377:
4374:
4372:
4369:
4367:
4366:56th (London)
4364:
4362:
4359:
4357:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4347:
4344:
4342:
4339:
4337:
4334:
4332:
4329:
4327:
4324:
4322:
4321:47th (London)
4319:
4317:
4314:
4312:
4309:
4307:
4304:
4302:
4301:43rd (Wessex)
4299:
4297:
4294:
4292:
4289:
4287:
4284:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4269:
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4264:
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4207:
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4114:
4109:
4103:
4099:
4085:
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4077:
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4069:
4065:
4059:
4056:
4053:
4049:
4046:
4044:
4041:
4039:
4036:
4034:
4033:43rd (Wessex)
4031:
4029:
4026:
4024:
4021:
4019:
4016:
4014:
4011:
4009:
4006:
4004:
4001:
3999:
3996:
3995:
3993:
3989:
3983:
3982:56th (London)
3980:
3978:
3975:
3973:
3970:
3968:
3965:
3963:
3960:
3958:
3955:
3953:
3950:
3948:
3945:
3943:
3940:
3939:
3937:
3933:
3927:
3926:16th Airborne
3924:
3922:
3919:
3918:
3916:
3912:
3906:
3903:
3901:
3898:
3896:
3893:
3891:
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3487:Glider Pilots
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3322:
3321:15th (King's)
3319:
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3312:
3309:
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3299:
3297:
3294:
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2312:
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2297:Molony, p.243
2294:
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1928:
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1884:Ferguson, p.7
1881:
1879:
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1860:Tugwell p.123
1857:
1854:
1848:
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1806:Moreman, p.91
1803:
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1794:
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1767:
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1268:US Third Army
1265:
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1253:
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1246:in capturing
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1132:
1131:Mediterranean
1128:
1124:
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1112:
1111:landing craft
1107:
1106:heel of Italy
1103:
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988:Men from the
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948:glider pilots
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609:line infantry
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558:major general
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5560:Paratroopers
5027:53rd (Welsh)
4935:38th (Welsh)
4918:5th New Army
4877:4th New Army
4836:3rd New Army
4827:20th (Light)
4807:16th (Irish)
4795:2nd New Army
4786:14th (Light)
4766:10th (Irish)
4754:1st New Army
4676:Regular Army
4450:Lincolnshire
4351:53rd (Welsh)
4291:38th (Welsh)
4132:6th Airborne
4127:1st Airborne
4126:
4058:53rd (Welsh)
3921:6th Airborne
3799:Combat units
3704:Combat units
3651:British Army
3566:
3179:
3160:
3138:
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3097:
3078:
3054:
3051:Seth, Ronald
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2500:
2491:
2486:Otway, p.328
2474:Otway, p.326
2470:
2465:Otway, p.327
2461:
2452:
2428:. Retrieved
2424:the original
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2198:Mrazek, p.84
2194:
2185:
2168:Mrazek, p.83
2164:
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2150:Mrazek, p.79
2146:
2125:
2116:
2107:
2095:. Retrieved
2088:
2079:
2070:
2053:Smith, p.153
2049:
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1990:
1981:
1948:
1901:
1856:
1847:
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1741:North Africa
1731:
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1383:
1353:
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1305:and assault
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4620:1st Cavalry
4465:West Sussex
3336:151st/156th
2604:Benchmark.
2456:Hart, p.228
1842:Lynch, p.31
1833:Flint, p.73
1788:Otway, p.21
1779:Otway, p.88
1480:Franz Böhme
1342:River Rhine
1289:landing at
1252:River Seine
1029:Eighth Army
874:heavy water
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611:units, the
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443:glider wing
377:River Rhine
155:Engagements
145:Nickname(s)
5544:Categories
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4594:12th (SDF)
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3348:Battalions
3346:Airlanding
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2545:References
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2243:Cole, p.51
2074:Seth, p.77
1824:Smith, p.7
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1515:1943—1944
1507:Commanders
1373:Oosterbeek
1334:River Maas
1326:River Waal
1285:, and the
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1162:8th Indian
1135:Royal Navy
1082:Operation
1025:XIII Corps
934:Operation
920:See also:
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666:, and the
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458:Manchester
435:War Office
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4470:Yorkshire
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3241:Parachute
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2585:631290895
2430:12 August
1758:Citations
1723:Footnotes
1488:Stavanger
1450:outskirts
1405:XXX Corps
1401:Nederrijn
1185:Brigadier
1085:Slapstick
1037:companies
996:, with a
744:1944–1945
520:Brigadier
487:air force
336:, by the
291:parachute
63:1941–1945
5453:Highland
5340:Colonial
5278:Infantry
5238:Yeomanry
5051:2nd Line
4970:1st Line
4747:New Army
4209:Infantry
4142:Armoured
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818:garrison
814:commando
810:Bruneval
798:codename
568:trained
474:Colossus
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250:infantry
247:airborne
218:Insignia
128:Division
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5365:Mounted
5356:Cavalry
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5184:Cavalry
5177:Cavalry
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4455:Norfolk
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3780:Queen's
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1198:England
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1260:Brest
1256:Rouen
1060:Italy
888:from
834:Major
750:India
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