6th Airlanding Brigade
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The 6th Airlanding Brigade was an airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during the Second World War. Created during May 1943, the brigade was composed of three glider infantry battalions and s
Men of the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade, in Normandy, June 1944.
The interior of the Airspeed Horsa glider, which made up the great majority of the brigade's glider transport.
Airspeed Horsa gliders on Landing Zone 'N', 7 June 1944.
British airborne troops admire the graffiti chalked on the side of their glider as they prepare to fly out as part of the second drop on the night of 6 June 1944.
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