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Goose Green

Following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in April 1982, a British task force, which included several Ai

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Transcribed extract from Eric Butler's personal diary

Below is an extract from my father’s war diary that he penned during his time as a POW after being captured at Arnhem.

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Airlanding School India

A first-hand account of Lieut. 'Ronnie' Adams of the 151/156 Para Battalion. He was on Para Couse 30 at New Delhi in early October 1942, when Lieut. Hynes & Sgt.

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Detailed service history of Gen. Keith Spacie

General Keith Spacie – career biography main postings and ranks 1953 Basic training

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Sangshak

Unknown to Japanese intelligence 50th Indian Brigade battalions were exercising and patrolling with light equipment around Kohima.

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Sterling submachine gun

The Sterling submachine gun (SMG) was used for many years by The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces as a replacement for the wartime

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Report by Harold Whittingham

Harold Whittingham statement/report: Thursday 21st

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Para Dogs

In common with other parts of the Armed Services, animals were used by Airborne Forces during the Second World War. These included 'Para Dogs' trained to parachute alongside the troops.

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Gunners and musicians send birthday greetings to The King June 2024

Gunners and musicians joined forces in Colchester today (June 15) to mark His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday.

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OS Private Griffiths in the back of a Humber Pig

Photographs from the Northern Ireland Residential Tour of 3 PARA (1989-1991)

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List of those who made up the Coup de Main. 6th June 1944.

Glider No.1 A Horsa glider towed by a Halifax tug piloted by Wing Commander Duder.

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WACO 'Hadrian' Glider

The C.G-4A Waco was the standard medium glider of the American Airborne Forces in the Second World War.

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OS Paratrooper carrying White Shifter ECM lets a young boy wear his paratrooper helmet for a photograph Cookstown

3 PARA EAST TYRONE ‘EMERGENCY TOUR’ OPERATION GYPSY 1992

‘These photographs were initially taken for the usage of a 3 PARA journal of the battalion on its Northern Ireland ‘Emergency Tour’ codenamed ‘Operation Gypsy’.

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Advance to the Baltic

The airborne soldiers were well suited to exploit the fluid situation that occurred following the collapse of the Rhine barrier defence. Short fierce actions were fought from the tanks of the 4th Tank Battalion of the Grenadier Guards and whatever transport could be purloined.

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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 glider and parachute into western Germany. Around 8000 of those came from the British 6th Airborne Division, flying aboard 243 C47 aircraft and 440 gliders.

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Exercise Falcon Leap 25 September 2024

British paratroopers have joined forces with their NATO allies in the Netherlands to build their skills while paying tribute to the bravery and

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J Swan discusses disarming German troops and occupation duties

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Pte F Shedd, left, with pals of the 3rd Battalion, 1945.

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Fred Shedd in the 1990s.

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Lance Corporal Ray Sheriff, date unknown.

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presentation of the Craven Cup by Major Craven, c1979.

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members 6th Field force c1980.

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Members of 44 Parachute Ordnance Field Park RAOC, c1978.

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A Staghound Armoured Car with members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars in Palestine, date unknown.

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A Staghound Armoured Car in Haifa, Palestine, with members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars, date unknown.

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Members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars on a Daimler Dingo on the Trans Jordan Frontier, date unknown.

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Members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars with a Staghound at Besian Police Station, date unknown.

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Lancashire Lads Trek Across Cyprus, press release on Ptes Farnworth and Mercer, 2 PARA, 1959.

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Soldiers and students prepare together for international crisis, 11 June 2013.

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Apache squadron celebrates 70 years, 10 June 2013.

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Apache squadron celebrates 70 years, 10 June 2013.

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Maj Lewis, OC 656 Sqn with Second World War veteran Vince Weaver, 10 June 2013.

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Pte Dawson during training, date unknown.

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Alfie Holland and Hugh Grant guarding an EOKA hide in Kyrenia, 1958.

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Hugh Grant and Arthur Liles celebrating passing Recruit Company, September 1957.

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C Company, 1 PARA in The Havelock Arms in Aldershot, c 1958.

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L/Cpl Zdzislaw Galasiak, 10 September 1945.

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L/Cpl Galasiak, on right, with a comrade in Tel Aviv, 1942.

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Funeral service card for Paul Burns, 2013.

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Jim Galasiak in the Dome of Honour Liberation Museum, Groesbeek, 2007.

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Goose Green

Transcribed extract from Eric Butler's personal diary

Airlanding School India

Detailed service history of Gen. Keith Spacie

Sangshak

Sterling submachine gun

Report by Harold Whittingham

Para Dogs

Gunners and musicians send birthday greetings to The King June 2024

Photographs from the Northern Ireland Residential Tour of 3 PARA (1989-1991)

List of those who made up the Coup de Main. 6th June 1944.

WACO 'Hadrian' Glider

3 PARA EAST TYRONE ‘EMERGENCY TOUR’ OPERATION GYPSY 1992

Advance to the Baltic

Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)

Exercise Falcon Leap 25 September 2024

Pte F Shedd, left, with pals of the 3rd Battalion, 1945.

Fred Shedd in the 1990s.

Lance Corporal Ray Sheriff, date unknown.

presentation of the Craven Cup by Major Craven, c1979.

members 6th Field force c1980.

Members of 44 Parachute Ordnance Field Park RAOC, c1978.

A Staghound Armoured Car with members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars in Palestine, date unknown.

A Staghound Armoured Car in Haifa, Palestine, with members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars, date unknown.

Members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars on a Daimler Dingo on the Trans Jordan Frontier, date unknown.

Members of 3rd, The King's Own Hussars with a Staghound at Besian Police Station, date unknown.

Lancashire Lads Trek Across Cyprus, press release on Ptes Farnworth and Mercer, 2 PARA, 1959.

Soldiers and students prepare together for international crisis, 11 June 2013.

Apache squadron celebrates 70 years, 10 June 2013.

Apache squadron celebrates 70 years, 10 June 2013.

Maj Lewis, OC 656 Sqn with Second World War veteran Vince Weaver, 10 June 2013.

Pte Dawson during training, date unknown.

Alfie Holland and Hugh Grant guarding an EOKA hide in Kyrenia, 1958.

Hugh Grant and Arthur Liles celebrating passing Recruit Company, September 1957.

C Company, 1 PARA in The Havelock Arms in Aldershot, c 1958.

L/Cpl Zdzislaw Galasiak, 10 September 1945.

L/Cpl Galasiak, on right, with a comrade in Tel Aviv, 1942.

Funeral service card for Paul Burns, 2013.

Jim Galasiak in the Dome of Honour Liberation Museum, Groesbeek, 2007.

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