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Organisation: First Allied Airborne Army
Name First Allied Airborne Army
Description An Allied formation formed as part of the Allied Expeditionary Force and controlling all Allied airborne forces in Western Europe from August 1944 to May 1945. It included the U.S. IX Troop Carrier Command, the U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps, which controlled the 17th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, all British airborne forces including the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions plus the Polish 1st Parachute Brigade.
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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