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Allied paratroopers waiting for the take off to southern France.
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Towing aircraft and gliders over French territory.
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Aerial photo for Operation Dragoon.
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Aerial photo for Operation Dragoon.
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Aerial photo for Operation Dragoon.
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Parachutists resting before take-off.
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Final check up on 2 inch mortar.
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The drop at Megara, Greece, 1944
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Paratroopers land on Megara airfield.
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Paratrooper executes a three point landing on Megara airfield.
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Paratroopers collect weapons from containers that have just been dropped.
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A casualty is attended to on the drop zone.
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A mortar team from the 4th Parachute Battalion look happy as they pull equipment.
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Photo shows how Greek civilians welcomed British paratroopers.
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Greek civilians crowd in the streets to welcome British paratroopers.
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The gibbet upon which the Germans carried out public hangings.
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Troops from the Greek People's Liberation Army line up for inspection.
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Greek PM Georgios Papandreou and General Scobie with food supplies.
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British paratroopers involved in a fire fight on a street corner in Athens, Greece, 1944.
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Troops of 5th Parachute Battalion in position on slopes in front of the Acropolis.
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Troops on their way back to Italy on the SS Princess Kathleen.
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Map showing 2 Independent Brigade's operations in Greece.
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Paratroopers fit their 'chutes and prepare to emplane.
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The force gets its first sight of the Greek coast.
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Paratroopers have their kit checked before emplaning.
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Paratroopers prepare for operations in Greece and load a Waco glider.
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Two paratroopers take up position in the doorway of a building.
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A street destroyed after fighting.
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Maj Barnes and Lt Watson consult maps before an attack in Athens. 23 December 1944
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Paratroopers fire Vickers machine guns from roof of KKE building in Athens.
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A soldier crouches with his gun in a street destroyed by fighting.
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A private from 5th Parachute Battalion lays a mortar in Greece. December 1944.
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Three paratroopers from 5th Parachute Battalion load a mortar.
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A private preparing mortar shells.
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