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GCMG
by Harvey GrenvilleThe Order of St Michael and St George is awarded to men and women of high office, or who render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country.
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General Service Medal (to 1962) Clasp
by ParaData EditorThe General Service Medal (GSM) was first introduced in 1918 as an Army and RAF equivalent to the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM).
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General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
by Paradata EditorThe General Service Medal (GSM) was first introduced in 1918 as an Army and RAF equivalent to the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM).
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General Service Medal First Gulf War
by Paradata EditorThe General Service Medal (GSM) was first introduced in 1918 as an Army and RAF equivalent to the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM).
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General Service Medal, Dhofar
by Paradata EditorThe General Service Medal (GSM) was first introduced in 1918 as an Army and RAF equivalent to the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM).
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George Cross
by Paradata EditorThe George Cross is the civilian counterpart of the Victoria Cross and the highest gallantry award for civilians as well as for military personnel in actions which are not in the face of the enemy
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George Medal
by ParaData EditorThe George Medal is the second highest gallantry award for civilians as well as for military personnel in actions which are not in the face of the enemy or for which purely military
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German Airborne Forces
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The history of the German Fallschirmjäger began when the Regiment ‘General Goering’ was created from the transfer of a Berlin Police Unit into the newly formed Luftwaffe (Air Force
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German Panzerkampfwagen 740 B2 (F)
by Jon Baker
The Panzerkampfwagen 740 B2 (F) was the German designation of the French Char B tanks pressed into German service after the fall of France in 1940.
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German Panzerkampfwagen IV Tank
by Jon Baker
The German Sdkfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen (Pzkpfw IV) was first introduced into German service in the late 1930s as Nazi Germany rearmed in preparation for war and was continuously produced until 1945
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German Second World War Armour, Weaponry and Ordnance
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During The Second World War, the German armed forces fielded an array of weaponry against their Allied opponents. Many of these weapons were either encountered by, or indeed, used by Airborne
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German Sturmgeschutz III
by Jon Baker
The Sdkfz 142 Sturmgeshutz III Assault Gun, was a German self propelled gun utilising the Pzkpfw III tank chassis and was produced in a number of variants from the Ausf A to Ausf G.
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German Tiger Ausf B Tank
by Jon Baker
The German Sdkfz 182 Tiger Ausf B tank was known informally to the Germans as Konistiger (Bengal Tiger) whilst being commonly referred to as the Tiger II or King Tiger by Allied troops.
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German Tiger Tank
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The Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Special Purpose Vehicle or SDKFZ) 181 Tiger 1, commonly known as the German Tiger 1 Heavy Tank was designed by Porsche in 1941 in response
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Germany 1933-45
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Germany, under the Nazi leadership of Adolf Hitler, pursued a vigorous nationalistic internal rebuilding programme and an aggressive, militarist foreign policy in the 1930s which played a leading r
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Glider Pilot Depot Squadron
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Glider Pilot Regiment
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On 5th September 1940 volunteers from No 2 Commando were selected for pilot training and attached to RAF army Cooperation Squadrons.
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Goose Green
by Harvey Grenville
Following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in April 1982, a British task force, which included several airborne troop elements, was rapidly assembled to retake the islands.&
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GQ X-Type Parachute
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The British X-Type Parachute was developed in 1940 under the initiative of Raymond Quilter of the GQ company, in collaboration with Leslie Irvin of Irvins, both parachute manufacturers.
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Greece (Operation Manna)
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In October 1944 the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade group landed in Greece to harass the anticipated German withdrawal from the Balkans.
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Guards Independent Parachute Company
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In 1948 the 6th Airborne Division was disbanded and the Army’s regular parachute force reduced to a single 16th Parachute Brigade.
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Guards Parachute Association
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The Guards Parachute Association was formed on 25 October 1975 when No1 (Guards) Independent Company, The Parachute Regiment, marched off into history.
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Guards Parachute Platoon, 3 PARA
by ParaData Editor Platoon, 3 Para Passing Out Parade, Pirbright, 2001.jpg)
The No 6 (Guards Parachute) Platoon, attached to 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) is the surviving link to the former Guards Parachute Battalion, Guards Parachute Coy and later Pathfi
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Gulf Medal 1990-91 Clasp 16 Jan-28 Feb 91
by Paradata EditorThe Gulf War Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1992, for issue to officers and men of British forces who served in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Granby (the liberation of Kuwait) in
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Gurkha (Independent) Parachute Company
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Gurkha Battalion
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