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Vor 4 Tagen · A British Band of Brothers actor is hoping to honour the legacy of the soldier he played when he joins fellow cast members for a charity parachute jump over Normandy as part of June's D-Day commemorations. Alex Sabga-Brady, who played Corporal Frank Mellet in the series, is also producing a documentary following the group's training for the ...
24. Mai 2024 · The ‘Group of Four’ photograph was taken on or around Friday, 22nd September 1944 by Sergeant Mike Lewis of the Army Film and Photographic Unit. Lewis captioned it as ‘a patrol of paratroopers moving through ruins of Oosterbeek.’.
23. Mai 2024 · In a new 400-page history of the 10 th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment from 1942 to 1944 — Arnhem: Eight Days To Oblivion — author Grahame Warner revisits the question of whether or not British paratroopers were murdered by German soldiers during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
Vor 5 Tagen · The capture of the Merville Gun Battery played a crucial role in the success of the Normandy landings. By eliminating the threat posed by the battery‘s guns, the 9th Parachute Battalion ensured that the troops landing on Sword Beach could advance inland without fear of heavy artillery fire.
Vor 4 Tagen · Band of Brothers cast members will make a parachute jump over Normandy in the D-Day commemorations to honour the legacy of the soldiers they played. One British actor in the Second World War...
Vor 4 Tagen · Band of Brothers cast members will make a parachute jump over Normandy in the D-Day commemorations to honour the legacy of the soldiers they played. One British actor in the Second World War drama said the jump was intended as the “ultimate way to really pay homage to who we portrayed”, as well as raising money for veterans charities.
9. Mai 2024 · On Exercise Swift Response, a battle camp for 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Battlegroup (3 PARA BG) culminated in a 48-hour live fire mission to clear and hold a three kilometer-long trench system.
