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Organisation: 1st Airlanding Light Regiment, RA
Name 1st Airlanding Light Regiment, RA
Description A Royal Artillery airborne unit of the British Army during WW2 attached to the 1st Airborne Division. It was deployed in Italy as part of Operation Slapstick and supported other divisions during the Italian Campaign. It also took part in Operation Market Garden where during the battle of Arnhem it was part of a defensive ring around Oosterbeek.
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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