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19K views · 507 reactions | From a small commando to a brigade of paratroopers, see how Britain's airborne forces took shape in WWII. A risky parachute attack showed they were ready to strike back. What started as a small unit grew into thousands ready to jump behind enemy lines. #WWIIHistory #MilitaryHistory #SpecialForces #Paratroopers #BritishArmy #Commando | War Stories | Facebook

British and French paratroopers have trained together to be ready to deploy on operations together. 🇬🇧🤝🇫🇷 After a day of ground training to build familiarity with the kit and procedures, the French paratroopers did a parachute jump to earn their ‘Bonds of Friendship’ wings. 🪂 | BFBS Radio

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Roughly one year before D-Day, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a massive training jump at Oujda Airport, Morocco. This exercise was a crucial step in preparing them for the airborne assault on Sicily just weeks later. The 505th would go on to see action in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes, and Germany All the way! #Airborne #505PIR #82ndairborne | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II

Soldiers newly posted to 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment are introduced to the unit's role, its history and its values, on the Airborne Fundamentals Course. Read more http://ow.ly/XegQ50DV3os | British Army