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On 22 June 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote a minute to the British Chiefs of Staff directing the setting up of a Corps of Parachute soldiers. Number 2 Commando began parachute training at Ringway near Manchester the following month.
On 22 June 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote to the British Chief of Staff directing the setting up of a Corps of at least 5,000 parachute troops.
about Formation and Early Airborne Forces
Operation Speedwell (Italy)
Operation Speedwell was a parachute mission into Italy behind enemy lines to interrupt German military
about Operation Speedwell (Italy)
Borneo
2 PARA was rushed to Singapore in early 1965 for intensive jungle training in response
about Borneo
Suez (Operation Musketeer)
In July 1956 President Nasser of Egypt nationalised the Suez Canal and an Anglo-French military
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