5th Parachute Brigade
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The 5th Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces formation of brigade strength, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. Created during 1943, the brigade was assigned to the 6th Airborn
Men of the 5th Parachute Brigade on patrol in Batavia
Parachute troops during Exercise Mush, April 1944
Major-General Richard Nelson Gale speaking to men of the brigade prior to take off for Normandy
Defensive position near Ranville 7 June, with Horsa gliders in the background (The signs, in German, say Bypass)
The 1st Parachute Brigade, or the Red Devils, was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. As its name indicates, the unit was the first parachute infantry br
Men of the 1st Parachute Brigade during the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944.
Three of the first British paratroopers, June 1941.
Parachute troops jumping from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley near Windsor in England.
Men of 'C' Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion returning from the Bruneval raid.