British Paratrooper, 1st Airborne Division, Arnhem 1944 - Warfare History Network
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The British Air Ministry established the British Airborne forces on June 22, 1940, at the request of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
British 1st Airborne Division Living History Association
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Hellish Fight at Arnhem - Warfare History Network
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British 1st airborne division hi-res stock photography and images
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Operation Market-Garden As It Happened: Arnhem Day By Day
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82nd Airborne Division Archives - Warfare History Network
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Why Did Operation Market Garden, The Allies' Battle for Arnhem
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1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia
British Airborne Division during World War II - King George VI
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82nd Airborne Division Archives - Warfare History Network
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1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies