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The 3rd Parachute Brigade was the first unit of the Airborne Division to arrive in Palestine, disembarking at Haifa on 3 October 1945. The brigade then moved to Gaza to acclimatise and regain their fitness after the voyage from England.
The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), is a battalion sized formation of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and is a subordinate unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade. Roled as an Airborne light infantry unit, the battalion is capable of a wide range of operational taskings.
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.
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 when that division was sent overseas, and became part of the 6th Airborne Division, alongside 5th Parachute Brigade and 6th Airlanding Brigade.
Dec 30, 2014 · The 3rd Parachute Brigade was formed in England on 7th November 1942 and became part of the 1st Airborne Division. In April 1943 it was reassigned as the nucleus brigade to the newly created 6th Airborne Division, formed in anticipation for D-Day.
During the parachute assault on the Primosole Bridge in Sicily on 13th July 1943 the 3rd Battalion drop was scattered alongside that of the 1st and 2nd Battalions. A two-day hard fought action developed at the bridge until they were relieved by the sea-landed Durham light Infantry.
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A small Canadian patrol gathered in one hundred prisoners by themselves. The 3rd Parachute Brigade suffered the least of all the units in the 6th Airborne Division on this day, and during the mid-afternoon they had linked up with the advancing ground forces.
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