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British paratroopers filmed in training for a British newsreel, 1941. The narrator celebrates the rigour of their training and their coming role in 'the restoration of freedom for Europe and the rest of the world'. Find the full newsreel here: https://bit.ly/4bvy5jj IWM WPN 35 | Imperial War Museum London

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

"I found it in my aunt's garden!" Local historian Roger Day shows Luke Tomes an original American G.I. helmet belonging to a soldier billeted with his aunt in the months before D-Day. The helmet has original 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment spade symbols on either side, as well as a significant dent in the side with an unbelievable story behind it. Watch the full video on the History Hit YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/8IjzniktF3c | History Hit