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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...
After volunteering for airborne forces, Thomas Harry Thistleton served with the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 2 (Airborne) Battalion.He was killed on Operation Varsity (The Rhine Crossing) on 16 April 1945 and is now buried at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany.
Grave image by Bob Hilton.