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Brigade, while remaining part of the division, was withdrawn to England, then sent to Germany. On 18 February 1947, it was announced that the 6th Airborne Division would be disbanded when they left Palestine. Gradually the division's units left the country and were disbanded, the last ones comprising part of divisional headquarters, the
841:, aware that the 6th Airborne had almost no artillery, vehicles or engineer equipment, did not expect them to advance very quickly. To reach the Seine the division would have to cross three major rivers, and there were only two main lines of advance; one road running along the coast and another further inland from Troarn to
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was assigned to bring them up to strength. In May 1946, after the 1st
Airborne Division was disbanded, the 1st Parachute Brigade joined the division, replacing the 6th Airlanding Brigade. The next major manpower development came in 1947, when the 3rd Parachute Brigade was disbanded and the
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up to division by day and night. Airborne soldiers were expected to fight against superior numbers of the enemy, who would be equipped with artillery and tanks. Training was therefore designed to encourage a spirit of self-discipline, self-reliance and aggressiveness, with emphasis given to physical
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on 18 May, only a few days after
Israeli independence. Between October 1945 and April 1948, the division's losses to enemy action were 58 killed and 236 wounded. Another 99 soldiers died from causes other than enemy action. During searches of Jewish and Arab areas for arms, the division's soldiers
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Whereas all other Allied airborne landings had been a surprise for the
Germans, the Rhine crossing was expected, and their defences were reinforced in anticipation. The airborne operation was preceded by a two-day round-the-clock bombing mission by the Allied air forces. Then on 23 March 3,500
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Parachute Brigade was sent to the Far East arriving after VJ Day, they were sent to protect and secure Dutch East Indies interest and property, as well as dealing with internal security in Java and Singapore, whilst disarming members of the Japanese Army till 1946. By this time they were
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included capturing and holding airborne bridgeheads, road or rail bridges and coastal fortifications. At the end of most exercises, the troops would march back to their barracks, usually a distance of around 20 miles (32 km). An ability to cover long distances at speed was expected; airborne
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battalions were the heaviest armed infantry units in the
British Army. At the same time, several officers, combat veterans from the 1st Airborne Division, were posted to the division as brigade and battalion commanders. Between May and September, the remainder of the divisional units were formed,
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British rule there intensified. Its duties included enforcement of curfews and searches of cities, towns, and rural settlements for arms and guerrillas. In late 1947, as the British withdrawal from Palestine began, it was involved in the
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Breville the division was not attacked in force again, apart from an almost continuous artillery bombardment between 18 and 20 June. Further reinforcements arrived east of the River Orne on 20 July; the
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but was eventually stood down. While still recruiting and reforming in
England, it was mobilised again and sent to Belgium in December 1944, to help counter the surprise German offensive in the
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spread over three days involving both the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions. Unknown to the 6th Airborne, the exercise was a full-scale rehearsal for the division's involvement in the imminent
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between the Jewish and Arab communities, and engaged both Jewish and Arab forces. The division's units gradually departed the country, with the last of the division's troops leaving
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role. In Palestine, the division went through several changes in formation, and had been reduced in size to only two parachute brigades by the time it was disbanded in 1948.
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had uncovered 99 mortars, 34 machine guns, 174 sub machine guns, 375 rifles, 391 pistols, 97 land mines, 2,582 hand grenades and 302,530 rounds of ammunition.
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had been called the "Rote Teufel" or "Red Devils" by the German troops they had fought in North Africa. The title was officially confirmed by
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started just after midnight 6 June 1944. The first units of the division to land were the
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sent back to Palestine to take part in peacekeeping with the rest of the 6th Airborne Division.
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assault on the two bridges crossing the River Orne and the
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for parachute training, the division became involved in an
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349:. Their final airborne mission followed in March 1945,
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1211:, Royal Artillery (from 27 October 1943, became
986:, an assault river crossing of the Rhine by the
796:6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine
628:Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
176:Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
1224:249th (East Anglian) Field Company (Airborne),
295:. The 6th Airborne Division was formed in the
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1078:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
705:, signalled their success by transmitting the
353:, the second Allied airborne assault over the
51:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2898:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
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2489:6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment
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1193:6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment
574:, prior to take off for Normandy 5 June 1944.
325:unit to land its troops in France as part of
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4637:1948 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
3620:British deception formations in World War II
1279:Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade
1209:53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment
887:during the Second World War. As part of the
679:. While the pathfinders marked the division
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1351:List of British divisions in World War II
1182:(from 26 October 1943, left 19 July 1945)
532:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
4617:Airborne divisions of the United Kingdom
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2033:Wings Of War: Airborne Warfare 1918-1945
1103:7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
1051:1947-48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
289:British Army during the Second World War
1437:"The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy"
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664:from 'D' Company of the 2nd Battalion,
2097:Silent Skies: Gliders At War 1939–1945
1241:9th Airborne Squadron, Royal Engineers
1128:(from 1 June 1943, left 19 July 1945)
759:had two DZs, one in the north for the
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1164:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
1138:13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion
871:, which was intended to simulate the
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2203:. London: Pen & Sword Aviation.
2201:History of the Glider Pilot Regiment
1923:. Edinburgh, UK: William Blackwood.
1514:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
1237:(from 7 June 1943, left 28 May 1945)
1133:12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion
816:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
299:, in mid-1943, and was commanded by
2218:Tugwell, Brigadier Maurice (1971).
728:arrived overhead heading for their
538:as the Imperial Strategic Reserve.
333:on 6 June 1944, D-Day, part of the
2529:195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
2524:181st (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
1732:from the original on 17 March 2011
1567:National Heritage List for England
1215:, Royal Artillery 3 November 1943)
1198:3rd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery,
1185:1st Airborne Light Tank Squadron,
1176:22nd Independent Parachute Company
1159:5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion
1109:8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion
1028:6th Airborne Division in Palestine
1001:, serving alongside Major General
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2539:225th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
2534:224th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
2519:133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance
2514:127th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
2443:7th King's Own Scottish Borderers
2184:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
2118:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
2016:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
1894:Royal United Services Institution
1249:6th Airborne Divisional Signals,
1202:- 6-pdr and 17-pdr anti-tank guns
820:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
430:, to form the nucleus of the new
418:, along with two battalions (2nd
2509:16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
2433:2nd South Staffordshire Regiment
2134:Otway, Lieutenant-Colonel T.B.H.
2114:Moreman, Timothy Robert (2006).
1978:. Oxford,UK: Osprey Publishing.
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1119:1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
769:1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
558:, departed on 18 May 1948.
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306:. The division consisted of the
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2353:9th (Eastern and Home Counties)
2162:. London: New English Library.
2140:. London: Imperial War Museum.
969:digging in on the banks of the
763:who were tasked to destroy the
554:and the 1st Airborne Squadron,
388:memorandum was approved by the
4612:British World War II divisions
1997:. London: Phoebus Publishing.
1510:"The British Airborne Assault"
834:, and when issuing his orders
636:Battle of Merville Gun Battery
184:Battle of Merville Gun Battery
1:
2783:6th (United Kingdom) Division
2778:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
2773:1st (United Kingdom) Division
2466:1st Airlanding Light Regiment
2438:2nd King's Own Royal Regiment
1719:"Obituary, Major John Howard"
543:dispatched to the Middle East
524:44th Indian Airborne Division
49:of D Company, 2nd Battalion,
35:6th British Airborne Division
1274:1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
977:, after landing, March 1945.
683:, 'D' Company carried out a
1896:. 91:564 (564): 610. 1946.
1716:Arthur, Max (11 May 1999).
1269:4th Special Service Brigade
1264:1st Special Service Brigade
1007:U.S. 17th Airborne Division
666:Ox and Bucks Light Infantry
475:Richard Nelson "Windy" Gale
408:Richard Nelson "Windy" Gale
4658:
4170:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
4125:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
2611:Special Air Service Troops
2238:Wilson, Major-General Dare
2156:Saunders, Hilary St George
2031:Harclerode, Peter (2005).
1995:Airborne Warfare 1918–1945
1562:"Syrencot House (1183033)"
1025:
946:
889:First Allied Airborne Army
852:
800:Clearing the Channel Coast
793:
782:
625:
196:Advance to the River Seine
4547:
4532:
4485:
4470:
4335:
4320:
3733:
3718:
3177:
3162:
3141:1st Commonwealth Division
2930:
2919:
2852:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
2810:
2799:
2730:
2719:
2180:; McBride, Angus (1981).
2116:British Commandos 1940–46
1936:Ferguson, Gregor (1984).
1902:10.1080/03071844609433982
1490:Holt, pp.617, 827 and 915
999:U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps
39:
4175:67th (2nd Home Counties)
4145:61st (2nd South Midland)
4135:59th (2nd North Midland)
2448:12th Devonshire Regiment
2368:11th Special Air Service
897:101st Airborne Divisions
746:13th Parachute Battalion
742:12th Parachute Battalion
520:end of the war in Europe
380:On 31 May 1941, a joint
4185:69th (2nd East Anglian)
4155:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
3497:Durham and North Riding
2418:1st Royal Ulster Rifles
2182:The Special Air Service
2072:Holt, Thaddeus (2004).
1919:Cole, Howard N (1963).
1154:4th Parachute Battalion
773:8th Parachute Battalion
761:9th Parachute Battalion
740:in the west, while the
738:7th Parachute Battalion
594:, this was an airborne
552:1st Parachute Battalion
515:32 miles (51 km).
426:) transferred from the
339:Operation Market Garden
4150:62nd (2nd West Riding)
4099:55th (West Lancashire)
4039:42nd (East Lancashire)
3423:55th (West Lancashire)
3358:42nd (East Lancashire)
2606:6th Airlanding Brigade
2581:1st Airlanding Brigade
2293:airborne units of the
2199:Smith, Claude (1992).
2080:. New York: Scribner.
1768:Otway 1990, pp.187–188
1441:www.pegasusarchive.org
1251:Royal Corps of Signals
1195:(from 14 January 1944)
1189:(left 13 January 1944)
1149:(from 29 August 1945)
1070:6th Airlanding Brigade
1037:
978:
965:of the 1st Battalion,
937:7th Parachute Division
810:
717:
677:6th Airlanding Brigade
649:
575:
541:When the division was
478:
432:6th Airlanding Brigade
318:and supporting units.
316:6th Airlanding Brigade
312:5th Parachute Brigades
263:
55:6th Airlanding Brigade
27:WWII British Army unit
3702:British Army in India
2634:6th Airborne Division
2629:1st Airborne Division
2601:5th Parachute Brigade
2596:4th Parachute Brigade
2591:3rd Parachute Brigade
2586:2nd Parachute Brigade
2576:1st Parachute Brigade
2557:Glider Pilot Regiment
2057:. London: Macmillan.
2012:Guard, Julie (2007).
1955:Flint, Keith (2006).
1376:1st Parachute Brigade
1343:United Kingdom portal
1126:5th Parachute Brigade
1121:(from 11 August 1943)
1105:(left 11 August 1943)
1096:3rd Parachute Brigade
1035:
1026:Further information:
960:
947:Further information:
853:Further information:
807:
794:Further information:
783:Further information:
757:3rd Parachute Brigade
732:(DZ) to the north of
726:5th Parachute Brigade
715:
647:
626:Further information:
569:
547:2nd Parachute Brigade
466:The division's first
465:
441:5th Parachute Brigade
428:1st Airborne Division
416:3rd Parachute Brigade
412:1st Parachute Brigade
293:1st Airborne Division
275:6th Airborne Division
262:
18:6th Airborne Division
4064:48th (South Midland)
4054:46th (North Midland)
4049:44th (Home Counties)
3433:59th (Staffordshire)
3388:48th (South Midland)
3368:44th (Home Counties)
3146:17th Gurkha Division
3100:44th (Home Counties)
2935:Administrative units
2815:Administrative units
2805:Post-Cold War period
2742:Guards and Parachute
2735:Administrative units
2670:Deception formations
2343:7th (Light Infantry)
1777:Saunders 1971, p.196
1697:Saunders 1971, p.143
1383:Sir Harold Alexander
1187:Royal Armoured Corps
765:Merville Gun Battery
654:invasion of Normandy
612:Merville Gun Battery
364:. Initially sent to
4160:64th (2nd Highland)
4140:60th (2/2nd London)
4130:58th (2/1st London)
4104:56th (1/1st London)
4094:54th (East Anglian)
4074:50th (Northumbrian)
4059:47th (1/2nd London)
3418:54th (East Anglian)
3398:50th (Northumbrian)
3343:23rd (Northumbrian)
3105:50th (Northumbrian)
2423:1st Border Regiment
2095:Lynch, Tim (2008).
1873:Joslen, p. 106-107.
1706:Gregory 1979, p.101
1688:Gregory 1979, p.100
1098:(from 15 May 1943)
1090:Devonshire Regiment
1084:Royal Ulster Rifles
967:Royal Ulster Rifles
855:Battle of the Bulge
832:First Canadian Army
562:Operational history
451:and the division's
347:Battle of the Bulge
210:Palestine Emergency
200:Battle of the Bulge
4205:63rd (Royal Naval)
4165:65th (2nd Lowland)
4069:49th (West Riding)
3666:82nd (West Africa)
3661:81st (West Africa)
3651:11th (East Africa)
3487:Devon and Cornwall
3479:"County Divisions"
3393:49th (West Riding)
3168:Second World War (
3136:Artillery Division
3039:49th (West Riding)
2652:1st Airborne Corps
2222:. London: Kimber.
1974:Ford, Ken (2011).
1658:Wilson, pp.216–217
1649:Wilson, pp.214–215
1640:Wilson, pp.212–213
1520:on 30 January 2006
1243:(from 1 June 1945)
1228:(from 7 June 1943)
1072:(from 6 May 1943)
1038:
979:
836:Lieutenant-General
811:
785:Battle of Bréville
718:
650:
576:
504:Military exercises
479:
327:Operation Overlord
264:
236:Sir Hugh Stockwell
192:Battle of Bréville
4599:
4598:
4595:
4594:
4538:Napoleonic Wars (
4528:
4527:
4466:
4465:
4462:
4461:
4326:Second Boer War (
4316:
4315:
4312:
4311:
4308:
4307:
4193:
4192:
4120:45th (2nd Wessex)
4025:Territorial Force
4020:
4019:
3724:First World War (
3714:
3713:
3710:
3709:
3158:
3157:
3154:
3153:
3090:42nd (Lancashire)
2957:Prince of Wales's
2915:
2914:
2911:
2910:
2868:1st (UK) Armoured
2837:Prince of Wales's
2795:
2794:
2791:
2790:
2711:Divisions of the
2678:
2677:
2378:13th (Lancashire)
2338:6th (Royal Welch)
2251:978-1-84415-771-6
2087:978-0-7432-5042-9
1985:978-1-84908-721-6
1938:The Paras 1940-84
1846:Harclerode, p.551
1819:Harclerode, p.549
1759:Harclerode, p.348
1679:Harclerode, p.226
1590:Harclerode, p.225
1472:Harclerode, p.223
1253:(from 7 May 1943)
1170:Divisional Troops
1046:Jewish insurgency
984:Operation Plunder
953:Operation Plunder
949:Operation Varsity
696:company commander
640:Operation Mallard
600:Normandy invasion
596:military exercise
394:Winston Churchill
370:internal security
351:Operation Varsity
335:Normandy landings
268:
267:
232:Sir James Cassels
207:
204:Operation Varsity
188:Operation Mallard
16:(Redirected from
4649:
4534:
4472:
4337:
4322:
4243:
4180:68th (2nd Welsh)
4029:
3813:
3735:
3720:
3687:Beauman Division
3179:
3164:
2932:
2921:
2812:
2801:
2732:
2721:
2705:
2698:
2691:
2682:
2388:16th (Staffords)
2373:12th (Yorkshire)
2295:Second World War
2284:
2277:
2270:
2261:
2255:
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2214:
2195:
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2091:
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1558:Historic England
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1539:
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1317:(1 January 1947)
1088:12th Battalion,
580:I Airborne Corps
297:Second World War
228:Sir Richard Gale
174:
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4225:74th (Yeomanry)
4189:
4108:
4079:51st (Highland)
4016:
3975:
3934:
3893:
3874:17th (Northern)
3864:15th (Scottish)
3852:
3833:11th (Northern)
3804:
3729:
3706:
3670:
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3607:
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3403:51st (Highland)
3333:15th (Scottish)
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1789:Saunders, p.279
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1750:Cole 1963, p.93
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1389:
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1200:Royal Artillery
1082:1st Battalion,
1076:2nd Battalion,
1064:
1062:Order of battle
1030:
1024:
1015:
995:Matthew Ridgway
988:21st Army Group
955:
945:
857:
851:
839:John T. Crocker
828:British I Corps
802:
792:
787:
781:
709:"Ham and Jam".
673:Hugh Kindersley
642:
632:Operation Tonga
624:
584:Gloucestershire
564:
556:Royal Engineers
496:assault courses
449:Royal Artillery
436:glider infantry
390:Chiefs-of-Staff
378:
331:Operation Tonga
314:along with the
304:Richard N. Gale
271:
254:
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4084:52nd (Lowland)
4081:
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3881:
3879:18th (Eastern)
3876:
3871:
3866:
3860:
3858:
3854:
3853:
3851:
3850:
3845:
3843:13th (Western)
3840:
3838:12th (Eastern)
3835:
3830:
3825:
3823:9th (Scottish)
3819:
3817:
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3806:
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3777:
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3678:
3676:
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3658:
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3522:Northumberland
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3494:
3489:
3483:
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3477:Anti-Invasion
3474:
3473:
3471:
3470:
3465:
3460:
3455:
3450:
3445:
3440:
3435:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3415:
3410:
3408:52nd (Lowland)
3405:
3400:
3395:
3390:
3385:
3380:
3375:
3370:
3365:
3360:
3355:
3350:
3345:
3340:
3335:
3330:
3328:12th (Eastern)
3325:
3323:9th (Highland)
3320:
3315:
3310:
3305:
3300:
3295:
3290:
3285:
3280:
3274:
3272:
3268:
3267:
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3264:
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2780:
2775:
2769:
2767:
2763:
2762:
2760:
2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2738:
2736:
2728:
2727:
2724:
2717:
2716:
2710:
2708:
2707:
2700:
2693:
2685:
2676:
2675:
2673:
2672:
2666:
2664:
2658:
2657:
2655:
2654:
2648:
2646:
2640:
2639:
2637:
2636:
2631:
2625:
2623:
2617:
2616:
2614:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2572:
2570:
2563:
2562:
2560:
2559:
2553:
2551:
2545:
2544:
2542:
2541:
2536:
2531:
2526:
2521:
2516:
2511:
2505:
2503:
2495:
2494:
2492:
2491:
2485:
2483:
2481:Reconnaissance
2477:
2476:
2474:
2473:
2468:
2462:
2460:
2454:
2453:
2451:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2414:
2412:
2404:
2403:
2401:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2385:
2380:
2375:
2370:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2350:
2348:8th (Midlands)
2345:
2340:
2335:
2333:5th (Scottish)
2330:
2325:
2320:
2315:
2309:
2307:
2299:
2298:
2289:
2287:
2286:
2279:
2272:
2264:
2257:
2256:
2250:
2234:
2228:
2215:
2209:
2196:
2190:
2174:
2168:
2152:
2146:
2130:
2124:
2111:
2105:
2092:
2086:
2069:
2063:
2047:
2041:
2028:
2022:
2009:
2003:
1990:
1984:
1971:
1965:
1952:
1946:
1933:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1907:
1892:"Army Notes".
1884:
1875:
1866:
1857:
1848:
1839:
1830:
1821:
1809:
1800:
1798:Gregory, p.118
1791:
1779:
1770:
1761:
1752:
1743:
1708:
1699:
1690:
1681:
1672:
1660:
1651:
1642:
1633:
1624:
1615:
1613:Gregory, p.125
1606:
1592:
1580:
1549:
1547:Ford, pp.19–20
1540:
1538:Tugwell, p.209
1531:
1501:
1492:
1483:
1481:Tugwell, p.202
1474:
1462:
1460:Tugwell, p.123
1453:
1428:
1419:
1409:
1408:
1407:
1401:
1400:
1387:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1325:
1322:Hugh Stockwell
1320:Major-General
1318:
1313:Major General
1311:
1306:Major-General
1304:
1299:Major General
1297:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1258:Units attached
1255:
1254:
1247:
1244:
1238:
1232:
1229:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1206:
1203:
1196:
1190:
1183:
1180:Army Air Corps
1167:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1144:
1143:
1140:
1135:
1123:
1122:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1093:
1092:
1086:
1080:
1063:
1060:
1023:
1020:
1014:
1011:
944:
943:Rhine crossing
941:
850:
847:
830:, part of the
791:
788:
780:
777:
623:
620:
563:
560:
500:route marching
439:including the
377:
374:
269:
266:
265:
256:
244:
243:
239:
238:
225:
219:
218:
214:
213:
166:
162:
161:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
129:Reconnaissance
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
90:
86:
85:
83:United Kingdom
72:
68:
67:
64:
60:
59:
45:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4654:
4643:
4640:
4638:
4635:
4633:
4630:
4628:
4625:
4623:
4620:
4618:
4615:
4613:
4610:
4609:
4607:
4588:
4585:
4583:
4580:
4578:
4575:
4573:
4570:
4568:
4565:
4563:
4560:
4558:
4555:
4553:
4550:
4549:
4546:
4541:
4535:
4531:
4521:
4518:
4516:
4513:
4511:
4508:
4506:
4503:
4501:
4498:
4496:
4493:
4491:
4488:
4487:
4484:
4479:
4476:Crimean War (
4473:
4469:
4455:
4452:
4450:
4447:
4445:
4442:
4440:
4437:
4435:
4432:
4431:
4429:
4425:
4419:
4416:
4415:
4413:
4409:
4403:
4400:
4398:
4395:
4393:
4390:
4388:
4385:
4383:
4380:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4370:
4368:
4365:
4363:
4360:
4358:
4355:
4353:
4350:
4348:
4345:
4344:
4342:
4338:
4334:
4329:
4323:
4319:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4293:
4290:
4287:
4285:
4282:
4280:
4277:
4276:
4274:
4270:
4264:
4261:
4259:
4256:
4254:
4251:
4250:
4248:
4244:
4241:
4237:
4231:
4228:
4226:
4223:
4221:
4218:
4216:
4213:
4211:
4208:
4206:
4203:
4202:
4200:
4196:
4186:
4183:
4181:
4178:
4176:
4173:
4171:
4168:
4166:
4163:
4161:
4158:
4156:
4153:
4151:
4148:
4146:
4143:
4141:
4138:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4117:
4115:
4111:
4105:
4102:
4100:
4097:
4095:
4092:
4090:
4087:
4085:
4082:
4080:
4077:
4075:
4072:
4070:
4067:
4065:
4062:
4060:
4057:
4055:
4052:
4050:
4047:
4045:
4044:43rd (Wessex)
4042:
4040:
4037:
4036:
4034:
4030:
4027:
4023:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3995:
3993:
3990:
3988:
3987:36th (Ulster)
3985:
3984:
3982:
3978:
3972:
3969:
3967:
3964:
3962:
3959:
3957:
3954:
3952:
3949:
3947:
3944:
3943:
3941:
3937:
3931:
3928:
3926:
3923:
3921:
3918:
3916:
3913:
3911:
3908:
3906:
3903:
3902:
3900:
3896:
3890:
3887:
3885:
3882:
3880:
3877:
3875:
3872:
3870:
3867:
3865:
3862:
3861:
3859:
3855:
3849:
3846:
3844:
3841:
3839:
3836:
3834:
3831:
3829:
3826:
3824:
3821:
3820:
3818:
3814:
3811:
3807:
3801:
3798:
3796:
3793:
3791:
3788:
3786:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3768:
3766:
3763:
3761:
3758:
3756:
3753:
3751:
3748:
3746:
3743:
3742:
3740:
3736:
3732:
3727:
3721:
3717:
3703:
3700:
3698:
3695:
3693:
3692:Royal Marines
3690:
3688:
3685:
3683:
3680:
3679:
3677:
3673:
3667:
3664:
3662:
3659:
3657:
3654:
3652:
3649:
3647:
3644:
3642:
3641:2nd (African)
3639:
3637:
3636:1st (African)
3634:
3633:
3631:
3627:
3621:
3617:
3616:
3614:
3610:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3596:
3594:
3591:
3589:
3586:
3584:
3581:
3579:
3576:
3574:
3571:
3569:
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3549:
3546:
3545:
3543:
3541:Anti-Aircraft
3539:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3495:
3493:
3490:
3488:
3485:
3484:
3482:
3480:
3475:
3469:
3466:
3464:
3461:
3459:
3456:
3454:
3451:
3449:
3446:
3444:
3441:
3439:
3436:
3434:
3431:
3429:
3428:56th (London)
3426:
3424:
3421:
3419:
3416:
3414:
3411:
3409:
3406:
3404:
3401:
3399:
3396:
3394:
3391:
3389:
3386:
3384:
3383:47th (London)
3381:
3379:
3376:
3374:
3371:
3369:
3366:
3364:
3363:43rd (Wessex)
3361:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3334:
3331:
3329:
3326:
3324:
3321:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3309:
3306:
3304:
3301:
3299:
3296:
3294:
3291:
3289:
3286:
3284:
3281:
3279:
3276:
3275:
3273:
3269:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3209:
3207:
3205:
3201:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3186:
3184:
3180:
3176:
3171:
3165:
3161:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3137:
3134:
3133:
3131:
3127:
3121:
3118:
3115:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3095:43rd (Wessex)
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3058:
3057:
3055:
3051:
3045:
3044:56th (London)
3042:
3040:
3037:
3035:
3032:
3030:
3027:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
3001:
2999:
2995:
2989:
2988:16th Airborne
2986:
2984:
2981:
2980:
2978:
2974:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2945:
2943:
2940:
2939:
2937:
2933:
2929:
2922:
2918:
2904:
2901:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2865:
2863:
2859:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2840:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2819:
2817:
2813:
2809:
2802:
2798:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2770:
2768:
2764:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2739:
2737:
2733:
2729:
2722:
2718:
2714:
2706:
2701:
2699:
2694:
2692:
2687:
2686:
2683:
2671:
2668:
2667:
2665:
2663:
2659:
2653:
2650:
2649:
2647:
2645:
2641:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2626:
2624:
2622:
2618:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2564:
2558:
2555:
2554:
2552:
2550:
2549:Glider Pilots
2546:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2506:
2504:
2502:
2496:
2490:
2487:
2486:
2484:
2482:
2478:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2455:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2415:
2413:
2411:
2405:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2384:
2383:15th (King's)
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
2310:
2308:
2306:
2300:
2296:
2292:
2285:
2280:
2278:
2273:
2271:
2266:
2265:
2262:
2253:
2247:
2243:
2239:
2235:
2231:
2229:0-7183-0262-1
2225:
2221:
2216:
2212:
2210:1-84415-626-5
2206:
2202:
2197:
2193:
2191:0-85045-396-8
2187:
2183:
2179:
2178:Shortt, James
2175:
2171:
2169:0-450-01006-6
2165:
2161:
2160:The Red Beret
2157:
2153:
2149:
2147:0-901627-57-7
2143:
2139:
2135:
2131:
2127:
2125:1-84176-986-X
2121:
2117:
2112:
2108:
2106:0-7503-0633-5
2102:
2098:
2093:
2089:
2083:
2078:
2077:
2070:
2066:
2064:0-330-49062-1
2060:
2056:
2052:
2051:Hastings, Max
2048:
2044:
2042:0-304-36730-3
2038:
2034:
2029:
2025:
2023:1-84603-196-6
2019:
2015:
2010:
2006:
2004:0-7026-0053-9
2000:
1996:
1991:
1987:
1981:
1977:
1972:
1968:
1966:1-874622-37-X
1962:
1958:
1953:
1949:
1947:0-85045-573-1
1943:
1939:
1934:
1930:
1926:
1922:
1917:
1916:
1911:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1888:
1885:
1879:
1876:
1870:
1867:
1864:Wilson, p.250
1861:
1858:
1855:Wilson, p.228
1852:
1849:
1843:
1840:
1837:Gregory, p.85
1834:
1831:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1804:
1801:
1795:
1792:
1786:
1784:
1780:
1774:
1771:
1765:
1762:
1756:
1753:
1747:
1744:
1731:
1727:
1726:
1720:
1712:
1709:
1703:
1700:
1694:
1691:
1685:
1682:
1676:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1655:
1652:
1646:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1628:
1625:
1619:
1616:
1610:
1607:
1601:
1599:
1597:
1593:
1587:
1585:
1581:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1559:
1553:
1550:
1544:
1541:
1535:
1532:
1519:
1515:
1511:
1505:
1502:
1496:
1493:
1487:
1484:
1478:
1475:
1469:
1467:
1463:
1457:
1454:
1442:
1438:
1432:
1429:
1423:
1420:
1414:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1397:
1391:
1388:
1384:
1381:
1377:
1371:
1368:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1333:
1328:
1324:(1947 - 1948)
1323:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1308:James Cassels
1305:
1303:(1944 - 1946)
1302:
1298:
1296:(1943 - 1944)
1295:
1292:
1291:Major-General
1289:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1252:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1091:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1052:
1047:
1043:
1034:
1029:
1021:
1019:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1004:
1003:William Miley
1000:
996:
993:
992:Major General
989:
985:
976:
972:
968:
964:
963:glider troops
959:
954:
950:
942:
940:
938:
934:
930:
926:
922:
918:
914:
910:
906:
905:Christmas Day
902:
899:, already at
898:
894:
890:
886:
885:Western Front
882:
878:
874:
870:
866:
862:
856:
848:
846:
844:
840:
837:
833:
829:
825:
821:
817:
806:
801:
797:
789:
786:
778:
776:
774:
770:
766:
762:
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