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Organisation: United States 101st Airborne Division
Name United States 101st Airborne Division
Description A light infantry division of the United States Army that specialises in air assault operations. It was first constituted as an airborne unit in 1942. During WW2, it gained renown for its role in Operation Overlord; Operation Market Garden; the liberation of the Netherlands; and its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belgium.
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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