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Organisation: 6th Airborne Division
Name 6th Airborne Division
Description An airborne infantry division of the British Army during WW2 consisting of the 3rd and 5th Parachute Brigades along with the 6th Airlanding Brigade and supporting units. They were active in Operation Tonga during D-Day, in Belgium to help counter the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity, the second Allied airborne assault over the River Rhine.
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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