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Organisation: 6th Airlanding Brigade
Name 6th Airlanding Brigade
Description An airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during WW2 composed of three glider infantry battalions and supporting units and assigned to the 6th Airborne Division, alongside the 3rd and 5th Parachute Brigades. They saw action in the Normandy landings and the advance to the River Seine, the campaign to counter the German offensive in the Ardennes and later crossing the Rhine in Operation Varsity.
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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