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Organisation: 1st Airborne Division
Name 1st Airborne Division
Description A British airborne infantry division during the WW2. It was formed in late 1941 initially under command of Major-General Frederick A. M. Browning. After its first two raids, Operation Biting in France and Operation Freshman in Norway; it fought in the Tunisian and Sicily Campaigns, in Operation Slapstick, as part of the Allied invasion of Italy and in Operation Market Garden.
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Name By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Oct/1945