The 1st Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was formed in late 1941 during the Second World War, after the British Prime M
Men from the 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden fighting in the battle of Arnhem, September 1944.
British paratroopers training in Norwich, England, June 1941
King George VI inspects an airborne jeep fitted with a Vickers machine gun during a visit to the airborne forces in Southern Command, 21 May 1942. With him is Major General "Boy" Browning, GOC of the 1st Airborne Division.
Pegasus 1st Airborne beret
Operation Doomsday
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In Operation Doomsday, the British 1st Airborne Division acted as a police and military force during the Allied occupation of Norway in May 1945, immediately after the victory in Europe during the Sec
1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
…from their losses at Arnhem and the 4th Parachute Brigade was disbanded. Just after the end of the war in Europe, the depleted formation took part in Operation Doomsday in Norway in May 1945. They were tasked with the disarmament and repatriation of the German occupation army. The 1st Airborne Division then returned…
British airborne troops, just disembarked from Stirling aircraft at Gardermoen airfield near Oslo
Crown Prince Olav addressing the welcoming crowd at Oslo, accompanied by Major General Urquhart.
Storeroom at Sola aerodrome, Stavanger, holding some of the estimated 30,000 rifles taken from German forces in Norway after their surrender