The 1st Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was formed in late 1941 during...
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1st Division or First Division may refer to: 1st Parachute Division (Germany) 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)...
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as the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 11th Airborne Division. Inspired by the pioneering German use of large-scale airborne formations...
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The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault...
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second of two airborne divisions raised by the British Army during the war, the other being the 1st Airborne Division. The 6th Airborne Division was formed...
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The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas with...
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and 101st Airborne Divisions and a number of independent airborne units, all British airborne forces including the 1st and 6th Airborne Division plus the...
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The 1st Parachute Division (German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II...
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complete airborne divisions executed Operation Market, the airborne phase. These were the British 1st Airborne Division, the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions...
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1st Airborne may refer to: 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) 1st Airborne Task Force (United States) 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) 1st Airborne...
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The 17th Airborne Division, "The Golden Talons", was an airborne infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, commanded by Major General...
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13th Airborne Division was an airborne forces formation of division-size of the United States Army that was active during World War II. The division was...
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battalions: the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (1-506th IR) is assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and the 2nd Battalion...
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created as 1st Airborne Division (1. Luftlandedivision) in 1956 and reflagged twice in 1994 and 2001 as Airmobile Forces Command/4th Division (Kommando...
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became prominent for his role as General Officer Commanding the 1st Airborne Division, which fought with great distinction, although suffering very severe...
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Farthest north, the British 1st Airborne Division landed at Arnhem to capture bridges across the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine), with the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade...
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Operation Market Garden (section 1st Airborne zone)
advancing from the south before they reached the Rhine. The British 1st Airborne Division was unable to secure the bridge and was withdrawn from the north...
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Arnhem bridge, effectively resulting in the loss of the British 1st Airborne Division in the prolonged Battle of Arnhem. XXX Corps continued to serve...
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Operation Slapstick (category Airborne operations of World War II)
invasion of Italy in September 1943, was undertaken by airborne troops of the British 1st Airborne Division, commanded by Major-General George Hopkinson. Planned...
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The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. The...
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the 1st Parachute Brigade which also included the 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions. The 1st Parachute Brigade was part of the 1st Airborne Division and...
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the division fought in the Battle of Arnhem. The British 1st Airborne Division was dropped in Oosterbeek, to the west of Arnhem. Only the division's reconnaissance...
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Frederick Browning (category Airborne warfare)
Browning commanded the 1st Airborne Division and I Airborne Corps, and was also the deputy commander of First Allied Airborne Army during Operation Market...
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eventually saw the unit sent into action in support of the British 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. The first Poles were...
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night-time evacuation of the remnants of the beleaguered British 1st Airborne Division, in German-occupied territory north of the Lower Rhine in the Netherlands...
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In Operation Doomsday, the British 1st Airborne Division acted as a police and military force during the Allied occupation of Norway in May 1945, immediately...
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The 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans) is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. As of 2012[update], the 1st and 3rd battalions are the only...
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September 1944. Hartenstein served as the headquarters of the British 1st Airborne Division. In the museum an extensive and diverse collection is displayed...
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The Vietnamese Airborne Division or VNAD (Vietnamese: Sư đoàn Nhảy dù Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa Chữ Hán: 師團趂𢂎軍力越南共和 or Vietnamese: Binh chủng Nhảy dù...
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The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is an active Airborne Brigade of the United States Army. Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National...
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