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List of World War II British airborne battalions

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The Airborne Forces of the British Army consists of the parachute troops and glider-borne troops of all arms of service. Officers and men in any regiment or corps, may apply for transfer to a parachute or glider-borne unit of the Airborne
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has since become the symbol of airborne forces worldwide. The airborne forces patch was chosen by Lieutenant General Frederick Browning. The emblem was designed in May 1942 by Major Edward Seago, to be worn on the arms of all Airborne
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had raised seventeen parachute and eight airlanding battalions. These battalions served in seven parachute brigades, three airlanding brigades and three airborne divisions. Some British battalions served in the Far East with
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Formed in India from volunteers of 27 British infantry battalions in India. The unit moved to Egypt and then to England and renamed 156 Parachute Bn and formed part of the 4th Parachute Brigade
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parachute landing in France. Building experience all the time these operations were followed by three battalion sized parachute landings in Tunisia. Parachute and airlanding
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worn on the right shoulder of trained parachutists. On operations, airborne forces wore their own pattern steel helmet instead of the standard British
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Trained as soldiers first, the Glider Pilot Regiment consisted of two wings. Each wing was the equivalent of to a small infantry battalion.
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The SAS regiments became part of the British Airborne forces in March 1944, and were placed in a brigade formation called
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Parachute Battalions. The volunteers for glider-borne infantry were formed into airlanding battalions from December 1941.
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in the Mediterranean were carried out by an independent Glider Pilot Squadron the equivalent of an infantry company.
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carried out landings in Sicily and the south of France. But the pinnacle of British airborne operations, were three
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Part of the 1st Airborne Division until November 1943 when it became an independent parachute brigade
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Part of the 1st Airborne Division until November 1943 when it became an independent parachute brigade
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Almost all the battalions played some part in British airborne operations. The first of which was a
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to expand the existing airborne force, setting up the Airborne Forces Depot and Battle School in
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The two wings of the Glider Pilot Regiment were trained to fight as a two battalion brigade.
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Renumbered from the 151st Parachute Battalion in December 1942. It was disbanded after the
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1st Airborne Division until November 1943 when it became an independent parachute brigade
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the first British airborne operation. In September, the battalion was re-designated the
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Formed from volunteers from the 156th Parachute Battalion. It was disbanded after the
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The British airborne forces were easily identified by their distinctive uniform. The
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The Bedford triangle: U.S. undercover operations from England in World War 2
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was turned over to parachute duties and on 21 November, re-designated the
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Formed in Indian from volunteers from the 2nd, 4th and 5th Battalions,
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1st Airlanding Brigade until May 1943, then transferred to the 6th.
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1st Airlanding Brigade until May 1943, then transferred to the 6th.
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Converted to a parachute battalion with volunteers from the 1st
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The success of early British airborne operations prompted the
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The Second World War 1939–1945 Army – Airborne Forces
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US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942 - 44
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Lists of military units and formations of World War II
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Airborne units and formations of the United Kingdom
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53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment
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1st Airborne Division
Battle of Arnhem
Second World War
Parachute Regiment
Glider Pilot Regiment
airlanding
Special Air Service Troops
Battle of France
Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
War Office
corps
No. 2 Commando
11th Special Air Service Battalion
Operation Colossus
1st Parachute Battalion
2nd
3rd
4th
War Office
Derbyshire
Parachute Regiment
Battle of Crete
British Army
Indian Army
Canadian parachute battalion
Polish parachute brigade
British division
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