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Balloon Jumps
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Bar to DSO
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Bar to Military Cross
by Paradata EditorA Bar to an MC (Military Cross) is a straight silver bar that is awarded in recognition of further acts of gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
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Battle Honours
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Battle of Bure
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13th (Lancs) Parachute Battalion took part in what was described as 'one of the toughest battles of the campaign' for the village of Bure (during the Battle of the Bulge), to the south of Rochefort
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Battle of Depienne
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Belgian Airborne Forces
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Today's Belgian Para and Commando forces can trace their origins back to World War II when the Belgian Independent Parachute Company was formed in the United Kingdom in 1942.
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Berlin Field Force
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Blackburn Beverley aircraft
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This all purpose military transport aircraft was introduced into service with the RAF in 1955. Designed for long ranges, it would carry both troops and heavy loads at the same time.
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Bloody Sunday
by Paradata EditorOn 30 January 1972, since remembered as 'Bloody Sunday', a demonstration was held in Londonderry by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association to protest at the policy of Internment without tria
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Border Regiment
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Commanding Officers
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Borneo
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2 PARA was rushed to Singapore in early 1965 for intensive jungle training in response to President Sukarno of Indonesia’s threats of invasion intended to destabilise the young Malaysian Federation.
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Bren Light Machine Gun
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The Bren Gun takes its name from Brno, the Czechoslovakian city where it was designed, and Enfield, the location of the British Royal Small Arms Factory.
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Breville Normandy
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Between 10-12th June 1944 the Germans launched a series of tenacious counter-attacks at a gap in the line between the 1st Special Service Brigade and 3rd Parachute Brigade in the area of Breville,
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Brigade Para Squadron RAF
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Bristol Bombay aircraft
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This pre-World War II transport and bomber aircraft was adapted by the SAS for parachute training in the Middle East in 1941.
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British Airborne Armoured and Reconnaissance Services
by ParaData editorFollowing the formation of Airborne Forces in 1940, as commanders expanded the scope of Airborne operations it became clear that to function effectively, Airborne operations required their own Reco
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British Airborne Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Services (REME)
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Record under construction
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British Airborne Medical Services, RAMC
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The requirement for Airborne Medical Services became evident in 1941, as Airborne commanders began to expand upon the scope of the newly-formed Airborne Forces.
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British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
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British Empire Medal
by Paradata EditorThe British Empire Medal (Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service) is a British Medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the crown.
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British Guiana
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In October 1965 3 PARA was deployed to British Guiana (now Guyana) in South America on internal security duties, reliving the 1st Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers. There had been considerable inter-racial political tension prior to recognition that Independence was to be granted in 1966.
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Bruneval (Operation Biting)
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Early in 1942 it was felt that information was urgently needed about the latest developments in German radar technology. It was decided that the only practical solution was to seize and examine an enemy radar installation. A raid by the newly formed parachute forces could achieve this.
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Burma Star
by Paradata EditorThe Burma Star was awarded for 1 or more days’ service in Burma between 11 Dec 1941 - 2 Sep 1945.
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