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Organisation: British I Airborne Corps
Name British I Airborne Corps
Description An airborne forces corps raised by the British Army during WW2 which was part of the First Allied Airborne Army. It was formed in 1943, with the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions and the Special Air Service's SAS Brigade and later contained the Polish 1st Parachute Brigade and the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division an air-transportable division.
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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