The 17th Airborne Division, "The Golden Talons", was an airborne infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, commanded by Major General William M. Miley.
Members of the 466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion prepare for Operation Varsity.
C-47 transport aircraft drop hundreds of paratroopers as part of Operation Varsity.
Churchill tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade carrying American paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Division, Germany, 29 March 1945.
Operation Varsity
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Operation Varsity was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it is the
C-47s and CG-4A gliders before take-off, 24 March 1945
British paratroopers in Hamminkeln, 25 March 1945
The city of Wesel lies in ruin after Allied bombardment.