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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
873:, 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.
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729:. 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.
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828:, parachuted into France a few miles from the installation. The force then proceeded to assault the villa in which the radar equipment was kept, killing several members of the German garrison and capturing the installation after a brief fire-fight. A technician that had come with the force partially dismantled the
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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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to the Allies. The 1st Airborne Division was selected to undertake the mission, but at the time they were located in North Africa. A shortage of transport aircraft meant the division could not land by parachute and glider, and all the
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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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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.
581:. The men who were unsuitable for airborne forces were replaced by volunteers from other units. By the end of the year Browning's command had become the headquarters of 1st Airborne Division.
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Browning expressed his opinion that the force must not be sacrificed in "penny packets", and urged the formation of a third brigade. Permission was finally granted in July 1942, and the
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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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1303:
1299:
1252:
1236:
1107:
1082:
973:
959:
722:
411:
Inspired by the success of German airborne operations during the
404:
349:
306:
260:, demanded an airborne force, and was initially under command of
491:
The existing 11th Special Air Service Battalion was renamed the
1334:
1146:
1094:
1009:
998:
874:
850:
1591:(later 1st (City of London Yeomanry) Airlanding LAA Battery) (
817:
Men of 'C' Company returning from the successful Bruneval Raid
690:. On arrival, the 1st Airborne Division was reinforced by the
2977:. Volume 15 of Battle Orders. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
1244:
365:
3128:
Airborne to Battle: A History of Airborne Warfare, 1918–1971
2838:
2734:
Paras versus the Reich Canada's paratroopers at war, 1942–45
1364:, where the majority of 1st Airborne Division became trapped
962:. The Horsas were needed to complement the smaller American
1472:
3169:
Cordon and Search: with 6th Airborne Division in Palestine
2994:
Paras: An Illustrated History of Britain's Airborne Forces
1102:
in the area were already allocated to the other landings:
737:
After the division arrived in England, Down was posted to
717:
The division took part in two brigade sized operations in
460:
The success of the first British airborne raid, Operation
344:
In December, most of the 1st Airborne Division (minus the
16:
Airborne infantry division of the British Army during WWII
1118:. Instead, the division had to be transported across the
805:
raid from the sea would incur heavy losses, and give the
2975:
German Airborne Divisions: Mediterranean Theatre 1942–45
2957:. Calcutta: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section.
1598:
1st Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit, Royal Artillery
1437:, while the main body of the division was halted on the
1255:
viaduct. Operation Hands Up was intended to support the
1141:
The only German forces in the area were elements of the
2820:
Mitcham, Samuel W; Von Stauffenberg, Friedrich (2007).
2819:
997:, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of the invasion of
901:
personnel were to be killed immediately when captured.
503:, formed the first of the new airborne formations, the
1739:
and henceforth applied to all British airborne troops.
2493:
1290:. Operation Boxer, with the same force, was to seize
5564:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
1675:
1623:
261st (Airborne) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
623:
King George VI inspecting men of the 2nd Battalion,
3398:
53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment
2913:
Army – Airborne Forces in the Second World War
2759:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1571:1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
657:
9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
3355:2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2582:
1149:. Reinforcements from two infantry divisions, the
248:. The division was formed in late 1941 during the
5559:Military units and formations established in 1941
3637:
3109:Ready for Anything: The Parachute Regiment at War
1628:591st (Antrim) Airborne Squadron, Royal Engineers
5530:
2689:
2540:
1916:
1914:
1388:, landed at Arnhem to secure bridges across the
1345:but to be carried out by three divisions of the
838:counter-measures to neutralise those advances.
2711:Wings Of War – Airborne Warfare 1918–1945
1168:, was killed while watching an assault by the
1065:1st Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery
3825:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
3623:
3416:6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment
3202:
3062:
2757:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2731:
2673:Airborne: World War II Paratroopers in Combat
2399:
2397:
1961:
1959:
1911:
553:on 10 October 1941, by the conversion of the
4547:British deception formations in World War II
1492:The division had the following composition:
958:3,200 miles (5,100 km) from England to
4094:
3830:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
2541:Blockwell, Albert; Clifton, Maggie (2005).
2471:
2469:
2195:
2193:
2050:
2048:
1949:
1947:
1559:Divisional headquarters and signal squadron
1433:. Only a small force was able to reach the
785:, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was the
352:, and began training and preparing for the
5464:
5252:
4650:
3630:
3616:
3209:
3195:
3171:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Military.
2933:
2708:
2656:. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company Ltd.
2394:
2126:
2124:
1956:
1575:204th (Oban) Independent Anti-Tank Battery
1456:In May 1945, immediately after the Allied
869:had come close to being able to develop a
35:Men from the 1st Airborne Division during
3152:. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd.
2580:
2563:
2432:
2430:
2387:
2385:
2375:
2373:
2228:
2226:
1928:
1926:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1881:
1879:
1857:
1855:
1701:List of British divisions in World War II
1651:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
678:, although fighting in an infantry role.
674:, and ended up participating in numerous
533:during a visit to the airborne forces in
305:in July 1943, the division undertook two
5544:Airborne divisions of the United Kingdom
3731:
3144:
3103:
3014:
2991:
2732:Horn, Bernd; Wyczynski, Michael (2003).
2690:Gregory, Barry; Batchelor, John (1979).
2633:. Volume 1 of Elite series. Oxford, UK:
2628:
2466:
2216:
2214:
2190:
2165:
2163:
2045:
2002:
2000:
1998:
1944:
1869:
1867:
1732:. The title was officially confirmed by
1662:1st Airborne Division, Provost Company,
1577:(later 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery)
1413:
1405:
1351:
1205:
1132:
1058:
972:
812:
757:was attached to the division. Following
708:
641:7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
618:
596:, and two new battalions converted from
543:Frederick Arthur Montague "Boy" Browning
529:inspects an airborne jeep fitted with a
521:
398:
246:British Army during the Second World War
3125:
2969:
2938:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Books.
2861:
2121:
1589:283rd Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Battery
1392:. Initially expecting an easy advance,
1329:, and the last was the bridge over the
559:31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group
5531:
5402:
3166:
3111:. Fontana, California: Fontana Press.
2952:
2880:
2776:Silent Skies: Gliders At War 1939-1945
2754:
2427:
2382:
2370:
2223:
2202:
2009:
1923:
1897:
1876:
1852:
1816:
1643:93rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps
1509:Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
943:, as part of the preparations for the
793:in 1942. Their objective was a German
772:
387:, the depleted formation took part in
298:over the next few weeks, and when the
5463:
5401:
5251:
4649:
4093:
3850:
3730:
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3611:
3190:
3084:
2907:
2796:
2773:
2670:
2651:
2211:
2160:
1995:
1864:
1807:
1500:Commanders of the division included;
1034:50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
865:for Nazi Germany. By 1942 the German
651:, converted from the 13th Battalion,
610:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
3089:. London: Pen & Sword Aviation.
3087:History of the Glider Pilot Regiment
3038:
2607:
2409:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
2066:
1610:1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
745:, and was replaced by Major General
604:, converted from the 7th Battalion,
495:and, together with the newly raised
486:
348:, left behind in Italy) returned to
13:
3456:195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
3451:181st (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
2934:Peters, Mike; Luuk, Buist (2009).
1602:21st Independent Parachute Company
1487:
1467:was delivered on 8 May to General
1445:
649:8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion
602:5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion
563:George Frederick "Hoppy" Hopkinson
274:The division's first two missions—
14:
5585:
3466:225th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3461:224th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3446:133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3441:127th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3370:7th King's Own Scottish Borderers
3070:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
3016:Saunders, Hilary Aidan St. George
2866:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
2675:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
1321:, the second the bridge over the
643:, previously the 10th Battalion,
403:British paratroopers training in
3436:16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
3360:2nd South Staffordshire Regiment
2909:Otway, Lieutenant-Colonel T.B.H.
2862:Moreman, Timothy Robert (2006).
1678:
1637:250th (Airborne) Light Company,
1583:5th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery
1580:1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery
1306:, as well as aiming to threaten
1268:52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
941:No. 295 Squadron Royal Air Force
741:to oversee the formation of the
217:
79:
61:
29:
3280:9th (Eastern and Home Counties)
2694:. Exeter, Devon: Exeter Books.
2520:
2487:
2478:
2457:
2448:
2439:
2411:. 26 March 2004. Archived from
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2018:
1986:
1977:
1968:
1935:
1888:
1843:
1834:
1825:
1032:The relieving force led by the
721:, and an amphibious assault at
672:landings in French North Africa
659:, formerly the 10th Battalion,
606:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
575:Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
478:memorandum was approved by the
5539:British World War II divisions
3105:Thompson, Major-General Julian
3022:(4 ed.). Torrington, UK:
2494:Pettibone, Charles D. (2005).
1798:
1789:
1780:
1771:
1762:
1753:
1718:
1646:Detachment Ordnance Field Park
1465:German Instrument of Surrender
1179:, previously the commander of
514:, who would later command the
383:was disbanded. Just after the
265:Frederick A. M. "Boy" Browning
1:
3710:6th (United Kingdom) Division
3705:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
3700:1st (United Kingdom) Division
3393:1st Airlanding Light Regiment
3365:2nd King's Own Royal Regiment
2533:
1656:89th Field Security Section,
1563:1st Airlanding Light Regiment
1495:
1143:German 1st Parachute Division
879:9 Field Company RE (Airborne)
743:44th Indian Airborne Division
439:Central Landing Establishment
394:
3851:
2581:Cavendish, Marshall (2010).
2547:Helion & Company Limited
2545:. Solihill, United Kingdom:
2498:. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford.
1614:9th (Airborne) Field Company
1386:1st Polish Parachute Brigade
1276:1st Polish Parachute Brigade
755:1st Polish Parachute Brigade
732:
625:South Staffordshire Regiment
571:South Staffordshire Regiment
362:Polish 1st Parachute Brigade
7:
2953:Prasad, Bisheshwar (1956).
2887:Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
2885:. Military History Series.
2692:Airborne warfare, 1918–1945
1894:Blockwell and Clifton, p.63
1671:
1282:, to close the gap between
653:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
612:, from the 10th Battalion,
541:In October 1941, Brigadier
354:Allied invasion of Normandy
309:sized landings. The first,
193:Sir Frederick A.M. Browning
10:
5590:
5097:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
5052:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
3651:
3538:Special Air Service Troops
2801:. Ealing, United Kingdom:
2709:Harclerode, Peter (2005).
2564:Blumenson, Martin (1969).
2367:Peters and Buist, pp.40–41
2082:. London. 7 September 2000
1449:
1347:First Allied Airborne Army
1272:US 101st Airborne Division
1186:
1159:General Officer Commanding
1110:on the western coast, and
1052:
929:, also known as Operation
908:
861:in Norway, which produced
713:Pegasus 1st Airborne beret
676:operations in North Africa
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4104:
4089:
4068:1st Commonwealth Division
4055:
3979:
3923:
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3861:
3857:
3846:
3787:
3779:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
3741:
3737:
3726:
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3661:
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3587:
3569:
3546:
3492:
3474:
3424:
3406:
3383:
3333:
3228:
3126:Tugwell, Maurice (1971).
3066:; McBride, Angus (1981).
2864:British Commandos 1940–46
2715:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
2629:Ferguson, Gregor (1984).
2585:Global Chaos World War II
1368:
1358:156th Parachute Battalion
1225:US 82nd Airborne Division
1130:coast, in working order.
981:preparing to take off on
945:Allied invasion of Sicily
904:
841:
777:
749:. In September 1944, for
704:11th Parachute Battalions
696:156th Parachute Battalion
588:, commanded by Brigadier
561:, commanded by Brigadier
360:. The division, with the
211:
206:
186:
181:
143:
133:
123:
112:
102:
92:
74:
56:
48:
28:
23:
5102:67th (2nd Home Counties)
5072:61st (2nd South Midland)
5062:59th (2nd North Midland)
3375:12th Devonshire Regiment
3295:11th Special Air Service
2992:Reynolds, David (1998).
2780:Pen & Sword Military
1706:
1639:Royal Army Service Corps
1525:
1170:10th Parachute Battalion
1087:Allied invasion of Italy
1048:
987:folding airborne bicycle
911:Operation Turkey Buzzard
897:, which stated that all
867:atomic weapons programme
753:in the Netherlands, the
501:3rd Parachute Battalions
455:General Aircraft Hotspur
385:end of the war in Europe
374:survivors were evacuated
339:Allied invasion of Italy
156:Operation Turkey Buzzard
5574:Operation Market Garden
5112:69th (2nd East Anglian)
5082:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
4424:Durham and North Riding
3345:1st Royal Ulster Rifles
3068:The Special Air Service
2936:Glider Pilots at Arnhem
2755:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2608:Cole, Howard N (1963).
1786:Shortt and McBride, p.4
1519:Robert Elliott Urquhart
1374:Operation Market Garden
1081:at the Italian port of
751:Operation Market Garden
645:Somerset Light Infantry
594:4th Parachute Battalion
493:1st Parachute Battalion
358:Operation Market Garden
282:landing in France, and
37:Operation Market Garden
5077:62nd (2nd West Riding)
5026:55th (West Lancashire)
4966:42nd (East Lancashire)
4350:55th (West Lancashire)
4285:42nd (East Lancashire)
3533:6th Airlanding Brigade
3508:1st Airlanding Brigade
3220:airborne units of the
3085:Smith, Claude (1992).
2881:Mrazek, James (2011).
2358:Peters and Buist, p.28
2349:Peters and Buist, p.26
2340:Peters and Buist, p.21
2331:Peters and Buist, p.19
2313:Peters and Buist, p.10
2074:"Obituary Tommy Grant"
2054:Peters and Buist, p.12
1537:1st Airlanding Brigade
1419:
1411:
1365:
1280:Rambouillet St Arnoult
1211:
1138:
1068:
990:
968:Condor patrol aircraft
818:
714:
628:
551:1st Airlanding Brigade
538:
417:British Prime Minister
408:
319:1st Airlanding Brigade
254:British Prime Minister
4629:British Army in India
3561:6th Airborne Division
3556:1st Airborne Division
3528:5th Parachute Brigade
3523:4th Parachute Brigade
3518:3rd Parachute Brigade
3513:2nd Parachute Brigade
3503:1st Parachute Brigade
3484:Glider Pilot Regiment
3167:Wilson, R. D (2008).
2671:Guard, Julie (2007).
2652:Flint, Keith (2006).
1804:Otway 1990, pp. 28–29
1726:1st Parachute Brigade
1686:United Kingdom portal
1664:Royal Military Police
1593:left 21 February 1944
1552:4th Parachute Brigade
1547:3rd Parachute Brigade
1542:2nd Parachute Brigade
1532:1st Parachute Brigade
1458:Victory in Europe Day
1450:Further information:
1417:
1409:
1355:
1221:St Sauveur-le-Vicomte
1216:6th Airborne Division
1209:
1201:five invasion beaches
1181:2nd Parachute Brigade
1136:
1062:
1053:Further information:
1042:Durham Light Infantry
976:
950:The mission involved
816:
712:
692:4th Parachute Brigade
688:6th Airborne Division
684:Mediterranean theatre
633:3rd Parachute Brigade
622:
614:Royal Welch Fusiliers
586:2nd Parachute Brigade
525:
516:6th Airborne Division
505:1st Parachute Brigade
402:
381:4th Parachute Brigade
346:2nd Parachute Brigade
327:1st Parachute Brigade
269:6th Airborne Division
232:1st Airborne Division
24:1st Airborne Division
5569:Military parachuting
4991:48th (South Midland)
4981:46th (North Midland)
4976:44th (Home Counties)
4360:59th (Staffordshire)
4315:48th (South Midland)
4295:44th (Home Counties)
4073:17th Gurkha Division
4027:44th (Home Counties)
3862:Administrative units
3742:Administrative units
3732:Post-Cold War period
3669:Guards and Parachute
3662:Administrative units
3597:Deception formations
3270:7th (Light Infantry)
2797:Lloyd, Alan (1982).
2484:Joslen, pp. 104–105.
1737:Sir Harold Alexander
451:General Aircraft Ltd
437:On 21 June 1940 the
407:, England, June 1941
368:, and fought in the
5087:64th (2nd Highland)
5067:60th (2/2nd London)
5057:58th (2/1st London)
5031:56th (1/1st London)
5021:54th (East Anglian)
5001:50th (Northumbrian)
4986:47th (1/2nd London)
4345:54th (East Anglian)
4325:50th (Northumbrian)
4270:23rd (Northumbrian)
4032:50th (Northumbrian)
3350:1st Border Regiment
2917:Imperial War Museum
2774:Lynch, Tim (2008).
2736:. Toronto, Canada:
2405:"Operation Varsity"
2079:The Daily Telegraph
2024:Tugwell, pp.139–140
1983:Tugwell, pp.126–127
1695:Theirs is the Glory
1104:Operation Avalanche
1055:Operation Slapstick
791:Combined Operations
773:Operational history
767:war in Europe ended
667:, codename for the
579:Royal Ulster Rifles
531:Vickers machine gun
512:Richard Nelson Gale
341:in September 1943.
335:Operation Slapstick
168:Operation Slapstick
5132:63rd (Royal Naval)
5092:65th (2nd Lowland)
4996:49th (West Riding)
4593:82nd (West Africa)
4588:81st (West Africa)
4578:11th (East Africa)
4414:Devon and Cornwall
4406:"County Divisions"
4320:49th (West Riding)
4095:Second World War (
4063:Artillery Division
3966:49th (West Riding)
3579:1st Airborne Corps
3130:. London: Kimber.
2591:Marshall Cavendish
2415:on 1 November 2006
1840:Harclerode, p. 218
1658:Intelligence Corps
1556:Divisional troops
1452:Operation Doomsday
1435:Arnhem road bridge
1420:
1412:
1398:Lieutenant General
1366:
1212:
1139:
1079:amphibious landing
1069:
1024:equivalent of two
991:
983:Operation Ladbroke
915:Operation Ladbroke
847:Operation Freshman
819:
715:
629:
539:
468:Parachute Regiment
409:
389:Operation Doomsday
331:amphibious landing
311:Operation Ladbroke
284:Operation Freshman
176:Operation Doomsday
160:Operation Ladbroke
152:Operation Freshman
5526:
5525:
5522:
5521:
5465:Napoleonic Wars (
5455:
5454:
5393:
5392:
5389:
5388:
5253:Second Boer War (
5243:
5242:
5239:
5238:
5235:
5234:
5120:
5119:
5047:45th (2nd Wessex)
4952:Territorial Force
4947:
4946:
4651:First World War (
4641:
4640:
4637:
4636:
4085:
4084:
4081:
4080:
4017:42nd (Lancashire)
3884:Prince of Wales's
3842:
3841:
3838:
3837:
3795:1st (UK) Armoured
3764:Prince of Wales's
3722:
3721:
3718:
3717:
3638:Divisions of the
3605:
3604:
3305:13th (Lancashire)
3265:6th (Royal Welch)
3178:978-1-84415-771-6
3159:978-1-84415-537-8
2998:Sutton Publishing
2945:978-1-84415-763-1
2900:978-0-8117-0808-1
2841:Butler, Sir James
2831:978-0-8117-3403-5
2789:978-0-7503-0633-1
2766:978-1-84342-474-1
2747:978-1-55002-470-8
2701:978-0-89673-025-0
2682:978-1-84603-196-0
2635:Osprey Publishing
2631:The Paras 1940–84
2614:William Blackwood
2600:978-0-7614-4948-5
2118:Mitcham, pp.73–74
2109:Harclerode, p.256
1197:Normandy landings
1112:Operation Baytown
989:in the foreground
919:Operation Fustian
899:British Commandos
637:Alexander Stanier
487:Formation history
420:Winston Churchill
337:, as part of the
323:Operation Fustian
313:, carried out by
296:Tunisian campaign
258:Winston Churchill
225:
224:
164:Operation Fustian
43:, September 1944.
5581:
5461:
5460:
5399:
5398:
5264:
5263:
5249:
5248:
5170:
5169:
5107:68th (2nd Welsh)
4956:
4955:
4740:
4739:
4662:
4661:
4647:
4646:
4614:Beauman Division
4106:
4105:
4091:
4090:
3859:
3858:
3848:
3847:
3739:
3738:
3728:
3727:
3659:
3658:
3648:
3647:
3632:
3625:
3618:
3609:
3608:
3315:16th (Staffords)
3300:12th (Yorkshire)
3222:Second World War
3211:
3204:
3197:
3188:
3187:
3182:
3163:
3146:Urquhart, Robert
3141:
3122:
3100:
3081:
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2778:. Barnsley, UK:
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2588:
2577:
2560:
2527:
2524:
2518:
2517:
2491:
2485:
2482:
2476:
2473:
2464:
2461:
2455:
2452:
2446:
2443:
2437:
2434:
2425:
2424:
2422:
2420:
2401:
2392:
2389:
2380:
2377:
2368:
2365:
2359:
2356:
2350:
2347:
2341:
2338:
2332:
2329:
2323:
2320:
2314:
2311:
2305:
2302:
2296:
2293:
2287:
2284:
2278:
2277:Blumenson, p.114
2275:
2269:
2266:
2260:
2257:
2251:
2248:
2242:
2239:
2233:
2230:
2221:
2218:
2209:
2206:
2200:
2197:
2188:
2185:
2179:
2176:
2170:
2167:
2158:
2155:
2149:
2146:
2140:
2137:
2131:
2128:
2119:
2116:
2110:
2107:
2101:
2098:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2087:
2070:
2064:
2061:
2055:
2052:
2043:
2040:
2034:
2031:
2025:
2022:
2016:
2013:
2007:
2004:
1993:
1990:
1984:
1981:
1975:
1972:
1966:
1963:
1954:
1951:
1942:
1939:
1933:
1930:
1921:
1918:
1909:
1906:
1895:
1892:
1886:
1883:
1874:
1871:
1862:
1859:
1850:
1847:
1841:
1838:
1832:
1829:
1823:
1820:
1814:
1811:
1805:
1802:
1796:
1793:
1787:
1784:
1778:
1775:
1769:
1766:
1760:
1757:
1740:
1722:
1688:
1683:
1682:
1681:
1632:from 1 June 1945
1431:panzer divisions
1251:and destroy the
1193:I Airborne Corps
1166:George Hopkinson
1122:by ships of the
797:installation at
783:Operation Biting
639:, comprised the
555:mountain warfare
545:was promoted to
535:Southern Command
443:Ringway airfield
413:Battle of France
370:Battle of Arnhem
321:and the second,
276:Operation Biting
250:Second World War
221:
197:George Hopkinson
172:Battle of Arnhem
148:Operation Biting
128:I Airborne Corps
85:
83:
82:
67:
65:
64:
41:battle of Arnhem
39:fighting in the
33:
21:
20:
5589:
5588:
5584:
5583:
5582:
5580:
5579:
5578:
5529:
5528:
5527:
5518:
5470:
5451:
5408:
5385:
5349:
5333:
5258:
5231:
5194:
5161:
5152:74th (Yeomanry)
5116:
5035:
5006:51st (Highland)
4943:
4902:
4861:
4820:
4801:17th (Northern)
4791:15th (Scottish)
4779:
4760:11th (Northern)
4731:
4656:
4633:
4597:
4551:
4534:
4463:
4399:
4330:51st (Highland)
4260:15th (Scottish)
4193:
4125:
4100:
4077:
4051:
3975:
3919:
3898:
3853:
3834:
3783:
3733:
3714:
3688:
3653:
3642:
3636:
3606:
3601:
3583:
3565:
3542:
3496:
3488:
3470:
3427:
3420:
3402:
3379:
3336:
3329:
3231:
3224:
3215:
3185:
3179:
3160:
3138:
3119:
3097:
3078:
3008:
2985:
2946:
2927:
2901:
2891:Stackpole Books
2874:
2855:
2832:
2813:
2790:
2767:
2748:
2725:
2702:
2683:
2664:
2645:
2601:
2557:
2536:
2531:
2530:
2526:Urquhart, p.225
2525:
2521:
2506:
2492:
2488:
2483:
2479:
2474:
2467:
2462:
2458:
2453:
2449:
2444:
2440:
2435:
2428:
2418:
2416:
2403:
2402:
2395:
2390:
2383:
2378:
2371:
2366:
2362:
2357:
2353:
2348:
2344:
2339:
2335:
2330:
2326:
2321:
2317:
2312:
2308:
2303:
2299:
2295:Cavendish, p.17
2294:
2290:
2285:
2281:
2276:
2272:
2267:
2263:
2259:Blumenson, p.26
2258:
2254:
2249:
2245:
2241:Blumenson, p.60
2240:
2236:
2231:
2224:
2219:
2212:
2207:
2203:
2198:
2191:
2186:
2182:
2177:
2173:
2168:
2161:
2156:
2152:
2147:
2143:
2138:
2134:
2129:
2122:
2117:
2113:
2108:
2104:
2100:Lloyd, pp.43–44
2099:
2095:
2085:
2083:
2072:
2071:
2067:
2062:
2058:
2053:
2046:
2041:
2037:
2032:
2028:
2023:
2019:
2014:
2010:
2005:
1996:
1991:
1987:
1982:
1978:
1973:
1969:
1964:
1957:
1952:
1945:
1940:
1936:
1931:
1924:
1919:
1912:
1907:
1898:
1893:
1889:
1884:
1877:
1872:
1865:
1860:
1853:
1848:
1844:
1839:
1835:
1830:
1826:
1821:
1817:
1812:
1808:
1803:
1799:
1794:
1790:
1785:
1781:
1776:
1772:
1767:
1763:
1758:
1754:
1744:
1743:
1723:
1719:
1709:
1684:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1618:Royal Engineers
1567:Royal Artillery
1528:
1511:GCVO KBE CB DSO
1498:
1490:
1488:Order of battle
1454:
1448:
1446:Norway post-war
1371:
1337:. Planning for
1304:Scheldt estuary
1288:21st Army Group
1261:Vannes airfield
1259:by seizing the
1229:Operation Perch
1223:to support the
1189:
1057:
1051:
1038:Gerald Lathbury
979:Border Regiment
952:Halifax bombers
921:
907:
883:Royal Engineers
871:nuclear reactor
844:
835:Motor Gun Boats
780:
775:
735:
665:Operation Torch
567:Border Regiment
507:, commanded by
489:
480:Chiefs-of-Staff
397:
315:glider infantry
228:
213:
199:
195:
188:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
107:Airborne forces
80:
78:
62:
60:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5587:
5577:
5576:
5571:
5566:
5561:
5556:
5551:
5546:
5541:
5524:
5523:
5520:
5519:
5517:
5516:
5511:
5506:
5501:
5496:
5491:
5486:
5481:
5475:
5472:
5471:
5457:
5456:
5453:
5452:
5450:
5449:
5444:
5439:
5434:
5429:
5424:
5419:
5413:
5410:
5409:
5395:
5394:
5391:
5390:
5387:
5386:
5384:
5383:
5378:
5373:
5368:
5363:
5357:
5355:
5351:
5350:
5348:
5347:
5341:
5339:
5335:
5334:
5332:
5331:
5326:
5321:
5316:
5311:
5306:
5301:
5296:
5291:
5286:
5281:
5276:
5270:
5268:
5260:
5259:
5245:
5244:
5241:
5240:
5237:
5236:
5233:
5232:
5230:
5229:
5224:
5219:
5213:
5208:
5202:
5200:
5196:
5195:
5193:
5192:
5187:
5182:
5176:
5174:
5167:
5163:
5162:
5160:
5159:
5154:
5149:
5144:
5139:
5134:
5128:
5126:
5122:
5121:
5118:
5117:
5115:
5114:
5109:
5104:
5099:
5094:
5089:
5084:
5079:
5074:
5069:
5064:
5059:
5054:
5049:
5043:
5041:
5037:
5036:
5034:
5033:
5028:
5023:
5018:
5013:
5011:52nd (Lowland)
5008:
5003:
4998:
4993:
4988:
4983:
4978:
4973:
4968:
4962:
4960:
4953:
4949:
4948:
4945:
4944:
4942:
4941:
4936:
4931:
4926:
4921:
4916:
4910:
4908:
4904:
4903:
4901:
4900:
4895:
4890:
4885:
4880:
4875:
4869:
4867:
4863:
4862:
4860:
4859:
4854:
4849:
4844:
4839:
4834:
4828:
4826:
4822:
4821:
4819:
4818:
4813:
4811:19th (Western)
4808:
4806:18th (Eastern)
4803:
4798:
4793:
4787:
4785:
4781:
4780:
4778:
4777:
4772:
4770:13th (Western)
4767:
4765:12th (Eastern)
4762:
4757:
4752:
4750:9th (Scottish)
4746:
4744:
4737:
4733:
4732:
4730:
4729:
4724:
4719:
4714:
4709:
4704:
4699:
4694:
4689:
4684:
4679:
4674:
4668:
4666:
4658:
4657:
4643:
4642:
4639:
4638:
4635:
4634:
4632:
4631:
4626:
4621:
4616:
4611:
4605:
4603:
4599:
4598:
4596:
4595:
4590:
4585:
4580:
4575:
4573:11th (African)
4570:
4565:
4559:
4557:
4553:
4552:
4550:
4549:
4542:
4540:
4536:
4535:
4533:
4532:
4527:
4522:
4517:
4512:
4507:
4502:
4497:
4492:
4487:
4482:
4477:
4471:
4469:
4465:
4464:
4462:
4461:
4456:
4451:
4449:Northumberland
4446:
4441:
4436:
4431:
4426:
4421:
4416:
4410:
4408:
4404:Anti-Invasion
4401:
4400:
4398:
4397:
4392:
4387:
4382:
4377:
4372:
4367:
4362:
4357:
4352:
4347:
4342:
4337:
4335:52nd (Lowland)
4332:
4327:
4322:
4317:
4312:
4307:
4302:
4297:
4292:
4287:
4282:
4277:
4272:
4267:
4262:
4257:
4255:12th (Eastern)
4252:
4250:9th (Highland)
4247:
4242:
4237:
4232:
4227:
4222:
4217:
4212:
4207:
4201:
4199:
4195:
4194:
4192:
4191:
4186:
4181:
4176:
4171:
4166:
4161:
4156:
4151:
4146:
4141:
4135:
4133:
4127:
4126:
4124:
4123:
4118:
4112:
4110:
4102:
4101:
4087:
4086:
4083:
4082:
4079:
4078:
4076:
4075:
4070:
4065:
4059:
4057:
4053:
4052:
4050:
4049:
4044:
4034:
4029:
4024:
4019:
4014:
4009:
4004:
3999:
3994:
3989:
3983:
3981:
3977:
3976:
3974:
3973:
3968:
3963:
3958:
3953:
3948:
3943:
3938:
3933:
3927:
3925:
3921:
3920:
3918:
3917:
3912:
3906:
3904:
3900:
3899:
3897:
3896:
3891:
3886:
3881:
3876:
3871:
3865:
3863:
3855:
3854:
3844:
3843:
3840:
3839:
3836:
3835:
3833:
3832:
3827:
3822:
3817:
3812:
3807:
3802:
3797:
3791:
3789:
3785:
3784:
3782:
3781:
3776:
3771:
3766:
3761:
3756:
3751:
3745:
3743:
3735:
3734:
3724:
3723:
3720:
3719:
3716:
3715:
3713:
3712:
3707:
3702:
3696:
3694:
3690:
3689:
3687:
3686:
3681:
3676:
3671:
3665:
3663:
3655:
3654:
3644:
3643:
3635:
3634:
3627:
3620:
3612:
3603:
3602:
3600:
3599:
3593:
3591:
3585:
3584:
3582:
3581:
3575:
3573:
3567:
3566:
3564:
3563:
3558:
3552:
3550:
3544:
3543:
3541:
3540:
3535:
3530:
3525:
3520:
3515:
3510:
3505:
3499:
3497:
3490:
3489:
3487:
3486:
3480:
3478:
3472:
3471:
3469:
3468:
3463:
3458:
3453:
3448:
3443:
3438:
3432:
3430:
3422:
3421:
3419:
3418:
3412:
3410:
3408:Reconnaissance
3404:
3403:
3401:
3400:
3395:
3389:
3387:
3381:
3380:
3378:
3377:
3372:
3367:
3362:
3357:
3352:
3347:
3341:
3339:
3331:
3330:
3328:
3327:
3322:
3317:
3312:
3307:
3302:
3297:
3292:
3287:
3282:
3277:
3275:8th (Midlands)
3272:
3267:
3262:
3260:5th (Scottish)
3257:
3252:
3247:
3242:
3236:
3234:
3226:
3225:
3214:
3213:
3206:
3199:
3191:
3184:
3183:
3177:
3164:
3158:
3142:
3136:
3123:
3117:
3101:
3095:
3082:
3076:
3060:
3036:
3024:Michael Joseph
3012:
3006:
2996:. Stroud, UK:
2989:
2983:
2971:Quarrie, Bruce
2967:
2950:
2944:
2931:
2925:
2905:
2899:
2878:
2872:
2859:
2853:
2836:
2830:
2817:
2811:
2794:
2788:
2771:
2765:
2752:
2746:
2729:
2723:
2706:
2700:
2687:
2681:
2668:
2662:
2649:
2643:
2626:
2605:
2599:
2578:
2561:
2555:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2529:
2528:
2519:
2504:
2486:
2477:
2465:
2456:
2447:
2438:
2436:Ferguson, p.30
2426:
2393:
2391:Ferguson, p.25
2381:
2379:Ferguson, p.22
2369:
2360:
2351:
2342:
2333:
2324:
2315:
2306:
2297:
2288:
2279:
2270:
2261:
2252:
2250:Tugwell, p.168
2243:
2234:
2222:
2210:
2208:Tugwell, p.165
2201:
2199:Mitcham, p.152
2189:
2180:
2178:Mitcham, p.335
2171:
2169:Reynolds, p.37
2159:
2150:
2148:Tugwell, p.159
2141:
2132:
2120:
2111:
2102:
2093:
2065:
2056:
2044:
2035:
2033:Tugwell, p.140
2026:
2017:
2015:Tugwell, p.139
2008:
1994:
1992:Tugwell, p.127
1985:
1976:
1974:Ferguson. p.46
1967:
1965:Ferguson, p.26
1955:
1953:Ferguson, p.21
1943:
1941:Ferguson, p.16
1934:
1932:Ferguson, p.13
1922:
1910:
1908:Tugwell, p.126
1896:
1887:
1885:Ferguson, p.15
1875:
1863:
1861:Tugwell, p.125
1851:
1842:
1833:
1824:
1815:
1806:
1797:
1788:
1779:
1770:
1761:
1751:
1750:
1749:
1748:
1742:
1741:
1716:
1715:
1714:
1713:
1708:
1705:
1704:
1703:
1698:
1690:
1689:
1673:
1670:
1669:
1668:
1667:
1666:
1660:
1654:
1647:
1644:
1641:
1635:
1625:
1620:
1611:
1608:
1606:Army Air Corps
1599:
1596:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1569:
1560:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1522:
1512:
1497:
1494:
1489:
1486:
1447:
1444:
1401:Brian Horrocks
1370:
1367:
1296:V1 flying bomb
1188:
1185:
1177:Ernest E. Down
1085:, part of the
1050:
1047:
1016:, part of the
926:Turkey Buzzard
906:
903:
895:Commando Order
859:chemical plant
843:
840:
795:Würzburg radar
789:for a raid by
779:
776:
774:
771:
734:
731:
661:Essex Regiment
577:, and the 1st
527:King George VI
488:
485:
441:was formed at
428:No. 2 Commando
396:
393:
303:invaded Sicily
226:
223:
222:
215:
212:Identification
209:
208:
204:
203:
190:
184:
183:
179:
178:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
125:
121:
120:
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
94:
90:
89:
76:
72:
71:
69:United Kingdom
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5586:
5575:
5572:
5570:
5567:
5565:
5562:
5560:
5557:
5555:
5552:
5550:
5547:
5545:
5542:
5540:
5537:
5536:
5534:
5515:
5512:
5510:
5507:
5505:
5502:
5500:
5497:
5495:
5492:
5490:
5487:
5485:
5482:
5480:
5477:
5476:
5473:
5468:
5462:
5458:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5440:
5438:
5435:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5414:
5411:
5406:
5403:Crimean War (
5400:
5396:
5382:
5379:
5377:
5374:
5372:
5369:
5367:
5364:
5362:
5359:
5358:
5356:
5352:
5346:
5343:
5342:
5340:
5336:
5330:
5327:
5325:
5322:
5320:
5317:
5315:
5312:
5310:
5307:
5305:
5302:
5300:
5297:
5295:
5292:
5290:
5287:
5285:
5282:
5280:
5277:
5275:
5272:
5271:
5269:
5265:
5261:
5256:
5250:
5246:
5228:
5225:
5223:
5220:
5217:
5214:
5212:
5209:
5207:
5204:
5203:
5201:
5197:
5191:
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5158:
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5140:
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5123:
5113:
5110:
5108:
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5075:
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5024:
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5019:
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5009:
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4999:
4997:
4994:
4992:
4989:
4987:
4984:
4982:
4979:
4977:
4974:
4972:
4971:43rd (Wessex)
4969:
4967:
4964:
4963:
4961:
4957:
4954:
4950:
4940:
4937:
4935:
4932:
4930:
4927:
4925:
4922:
4920:
4917:
4915:
4914:36th (Ulster)
4912:
4911:
4909:
4905:
4899:
4896:
4894:
4891:
4889:
4886:
4884:
4881:
4879:
4876:
4874:
4871:
4870:
4868:
4864:
4858:
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4768:
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4756:
4753:
4751:
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4738:
4734:
4728:
4725:
4723:
4720:
4718:
4715:
4713:
4710:
4708:
4705:
4703:
4700:
4698:
4695:
4693:
4690:
4688:
4685:
4683:
4680:
4678:
4675:
4673:
4670:
4669:
4667:
4663:
4659:
4654:
4648:
4644:
4630:
4627:
4625:
4622:
4620:
4619:Royal Marines
4617:
4615:
4612:
4610:
4607:
4606:
4604:
4600:
4594:
4591:
4589:
4586:
4584:
4581:
4579:
4576:
4574:
4571:
4569:
4568:2nd (African)
4566:
4564:
4563:1st (African)
4561:
4560:
4558:
4554:
4548:
4544:
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4537:
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4481:
4478:
4476:
4473:
4472:
4470:
4468:Anti-Aircraft
4466:
4460:
4457:
4455:
4452:
4450:
4447:
4445:
4442:
4440:
4437:
4435:
4432:
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4409:
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4396:
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4381:
4378:
4376:
4373:
4371:
4368:
4366:
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4361:
4358:
4356:
4355:56th (London)
4353:
4351:
4348:
4346:
4343:
4341:
4338:
4336:
4333:
4331:
4328:
4326:
4323:
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4318:
4316:
4313:
4311:
4310:47th (London)
4308:
4306:
4303:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4293:
4291:
4290:43rd (Wessex)
4288:
4286:
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4278:
4276:
4273:
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4268:
4266:
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4054:
4048:
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4022:43rd (Wessex)
4020:
4018:
4015:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3995:
3993:
3990:
3988:
3985:
3984:
3982:
3978:
3972:
3971:56th (London)
3969:
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3964:
3962:
3959:
3957:
3954:
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3949:
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3944:
3942:
3939:
3937:
3934:
3932:
3929:
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3922:
3916:
3915:16th Airborne
3913:
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3908:
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3895:
3892:
3890:
3887:
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3882:
3880:
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3476:Glider Pilots
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3318:
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3311:
3310:15th (King's)
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2301:
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2286:Molony, p.243
2283:
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2265:
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2238:
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2217:
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1917:
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1870:
1868:
1858:
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1846:
1837:
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1810:
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1795:Moreman, p.91
1792:
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1257:US Third Army
1254:
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1235:in capturing
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1120:Mediterranean
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1095:heel of Italy
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977:Men from the
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5549:Paratroopers
5016:53rd (Welsh)
4924:38th (Welsh)
4907:5th New Army
4866:4th New Army
4825:3rd New Army
4816:20th (Light)
4796:16th (Irish)
4784:2nd New Army
4775:14th (Light)
4755:10th (Irish)
4743:1st New Army
4665:Regular Army
4439:Lincolnshire
4340:53rd (Welsh)
4280:38th (Welsh)
4121:6th Airborne
4116:1st Airborne
4115:
4047:53rd (Welsh)
3910:6th Airborne
3788:Combat units
3693:Combat units
3640:British Army
3555:
3168:
3149:
3127:
3108:
3086:
3067:
3043:
3040:Seth, Ronald
3019:
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2584:
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2480:
2475:Otway, p.328
2463:Otway, p.326
2459:
2454:Otway, p.327
2450:
2441:
2417:. Retrieved
2413:the original
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2187:Mrazek, p.84
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2135:
2114:
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2077:
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2042:Smith, p.153
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4609:1st Cavalry
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3325:151st/156th
2593:Benchmark.
2445:Hart, p.228
1831:Lynch, p.31
1822:Flint, p.73
1777:Otway, p.21
1768:Otway, p.88
1469:Franz Böhme
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1018:Eighth Army
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2232:Cole, p.51
2063:Seth, p.77
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1496:Commanders
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1323:River Maas
1315:River Waal
1274:, and the
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1124:Royal Navy
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5329:Colonial
5267:Infantry
5227:Yeomanry
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557:trained
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