3rd Parachute Brigade
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The 3rd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The brigade was initially part of the 1st Airborne Division, but remained in Britain wh
Paratrooper of the brigade's 8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, pictured here with a Sten gun.
Parachute troops during Exercise Mush, April 1944
General Sir Bernard Montgomery greets RSM A. Parsons of the 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion during an inspection of the 6th Airborne Division at Bulford, Wiltshire, 8 March 1944. Stood closest to the camera is the brigade's commander, Brigadier "Speedy" Hill.
Men of the 9th Parachute Battalion in Amfreville, near the hotly contested village of Breville
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