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4 days ago · In November, the 3rd Parachute Brigade had to intervene during Arab-Jewish riots in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv that had persisted for a number of days. The division also conducted a 48-hour search of Tel Aviv called Operation Shark in response to the King David Hotel bombing.
1 day ago · The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.
4 days ago · The Royal Corps of Signals reserve component was severely reduced after the 2009 Review of Reserve Forces, losing many full regiments, with their respective squadrons mostly reduced to troops. Below is the list of units part of the corps down to platoon (troop) size.
Jun 30, 2024 · Fallschirmjager preparing positions in the bocage country. Between 17 June and 11 July, while the Americans awaited the order to resume the attack, Schimpf's paratroopers converted each hedgerow on the northern slope of Hill 192 into a maze of dugouts and firing positions, an intricate system of mutually supporting positions. According to Little:
Jun 24, 2024 · A paratrooper from the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, showcased the mounted .50 cal machine gun to soldiers of the 6th Batalion Powietrznodesantowy (6th Airborne Battalion), Polish Armed Forces, on Exercise Swift Response.
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Jun 12, 2024 · British Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment take part in Exercise Spring Storm 2024 in Estonia. Photos: Kadri Paomees, Kristjan Prii kaitsevagi.edf