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Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)
Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history. On a single day, over 16,000 men were inserted by gli...
Private Robert George Barnes was born in London in 1926, and served with 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.Private Barnes died on 24 March 1945, aged 19 years old. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.