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       The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News

       82nd Airborne Division names its 2024 Paratroopers of the Year

       FORT LIBERTY —The 82nd Airborne Division named its junior paratroopers of the year Tuesday, this year expanding to include three winners. The winner in the elementary category for ages 5-10 ...

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       The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News

       'Gave their tomorrows so that we can have our todays': 82nd honors fallen paratroopers

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       I'm a US Army jumpmaster in the frozen Arctic, and the coldest jump I've ever made was -50 degrees Fahrenheit

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       5 Israeli paratroopers killed, 7 wounded by friendly-fire in northern Gaza

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       The Christian Science Monitor

       Did Israeli leaders undermine military in Gaza? A rift becomes public.

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       Shapps orders urgent review to find aircraft for paratroopers to mark D-Day

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       Daily Telegraph

       D-Day 80th anniversary parachute jumps face cutbacks with only one plane available

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       The Washington Times

       Unsure how to reflect on this Memorial Day? Here’s a story of one hero you’ll never forget

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   Where can I find a book about WW2 paratroopers?

   • Guard, Julie (2007). Airborne: World War II Paratroopers in Combat. Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-196-0.

   Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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   Why was dropping paratroopers important in WW2?

   • As long as airspace was clear, dropping paratroopers gave the Allies some different advantages, and paratrooper importance grew as the war went on. An airborne assault is essentially a battle in which paratroopers, equipment, and supplies are dropped into a combat zone.

   These WWII Battles Had the Most Paratroopers and It’s Not Even Close

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   How many paratroopers did Operation Varsity drop?

   • The last major airborne operation of the war, Operation Varsity intended to drop 16,000 paratroopers. Involving American, Canadian, and British paratrooper units, the goal was a coordinated effort to cross the Rhine River and enter Germany. Paratroopers were needed to secure bridges and other objectives for the larger ground force to advance.

   These WWII Battles Had the Most Paratroopers and It’s Not Even Close

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   How many parachute battles did the Air Force have in WW2?

   • The regiment took part in six major parachute assault operations in North Africa, Italy, Greece, France, the Netherlands and Germany, often landing ahead of all other troops. At the end of the Second World War, the regiment was reduced to three regular army battalions first assigned to the 16th Parachute Brigade and later the 5th Airborne Brigade.

   Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Operation_Market_GardenOperation Market Garden - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Geography. Background. Battle. Casualties. Honours. Aftermath. Commemoration. In film and video games. References. Further reading. External links. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.

   • Date: 17–27 September 1944

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   May 13, 2024 · David Beren. Posted: May 13, 2024 | Last updated: May 13, 2024. © VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock.com. These WWII Battles Had the Most Paratroopers and It's Not Even Close. As World War 2...

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6. www.aerotechnews.com › blog › 2024/05/03The Black Paratroopers of WWII’s ‘Triple Nickle’ jumped into ...

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   May 3, 2024 · The Black Paratroopers of WWII’s ‘Triple Nickle’ jumped into fire. by Dennis Anderson | Special to Aerotech News • May 3, 2024 9:05 am - Updated May 2, 2024 6:21 pm. “Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber” was the C-47 Skytrain WWII troop carrier flown by The Gooney Bird Group for Operation Firefly.

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   May 3, 2024 · History. From the archives, 1944 | S&S Paratrooper-Reporter tells: How outmanned Yanks held Nazis. By. Philip H. Bucknell. Stars and Stripes • May 3, 2024. Parachutes glide toward earth as some...

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Colors of War. 25.3K subscribers. 3 views 1 minute ago World War II Colorized Video Collection by ColorsofWar. A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a...

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 101st_Airborne_Division101st Airborne Division - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Maxwell Taylor, division commander during World War II and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Vincent Viola, American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran. Jack Warden, actor who served with the 501st Infantry; in That Kind of Woman Warden played a paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division.

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Parachute_Regiment_(UnitedParachute Regiment (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    5 days ago · British paratroopers in Oosterbeek, September 1944. By day four, the battered division was too weak to make any attempt to reach the bridge. Of the nine infantry battalions, only the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment, still existed as a unit; the others were just remnants and battalions in name only.