The 10th Parachute Battalion was sent from England on a mission meant to change the course of the war. Instead, the unit found itself isolated deep behind enemy lines near Arnhem. Communication ...

A few of the elite 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion from the Second World War are still standing — and so too is this pretty town in Germany because of their heroism You can save this article by ...

On a brief furlough from his Army unit, Charles Audet was visiting Paris in December 1944 when Germany launched its last major offensive of World War II, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge.

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Fred Glover on a Normandy beach in 2004 (Photo: Mark Collins) This is Frederick Glover's account of his D-Day experiences: I was 18 years old on D-Day, and a member of the 9th Parachute Battalion. I ...

WASHINGTON — During World War II, Walter Morris became one of the first black paratroopers in the Army, an original member of the all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Company, which was activated Dec.

Paratroopers and their families gathered at Colchester Barracks yesterday afternoon to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the country’s most celebrated battalions. The 3rd Battalion Parachute ...

Stories categorised in 'Thomas E. Davies - 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment - My Story'. These stories may contain references to other themes. After a few weeks at Brecon, where I had completed a ...

Jack Wang’s debut novel The Riveter may be set during the Second World War, but several of its themes ring true today. A cross-cultural love story set in Vancouver and on European battlefields in the ...

PUNE: Brigadier KG Pitre (retd), founder commanding officer of 5 Parachute battalion of the Indian Army, passed away on Tuesday of old age at his residence on Wrangler Paranjpe Road. He was 96. He is ...