The 12th Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was formed by the conversion of the 10t
Cap badge of the Parachute Regiment.
Members of 12th Parachute Battalion enjoy a cup of tea after fighting their way back to Allied lines after three days behind enemy lines, 10 June 1944.
Men of the 12th Battalion, Parachute Regiment search suspects in Batavia during the operation to take control of all civil administration buildings in the city.
The 6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine occurred in August 1944, in the later stages of the Battle of Normandy, following the German Army's defeat in the Falaise Pocket, during the Second
Men of the 6th Airlanding Brigade
British commando and parachute troops in Normandy
Men of the 6th Airborne Division crossing the remnants of the final bridge at Pont L'Eveque on 24 August. The devastation caused during the two-day battle, particularly due to the fires, is plain to see.
A captured German half track mounting a 20 mm gun, which was used by the 6th Airborne Division to shoot down an attacking aircraft on 28 August 1944