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Airborne troops prepare to make a dash into the burning village of Hamminkeln. March 1945.
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Airborne troops prepare to make a dash into the burning village of Hamminkeln. March 1945.

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Gliders of 6th Airlanding Brigade on landing zone near Hamminkenn Station, March 1945.
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Gliders of 6th Airlanding Brigade on landing zone near Hamminkeln Station, March 1945.

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Under a parachute draped over telephone wires, a paratrooper carries a wounded man to aid.
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Under a parachute draped over telephone wires, a paratrooper carries a wounded man to aid.

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OS Agnes and John Tom Girgan, Mill Street, Creetown
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Agnes and John Tom Girgan, Mill Street, Creetown

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OS Members of ‘S’ Company’s Mortar Detachment from the Mortar Platoon and the Padre, 1st Bn. Hurn Airfield. July 1942.
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Members of ‘S’ Company’s Mortar Detachment from the Mortar Platoon and the Padre, 1st Bn. Hurn Airfield. July 1942.

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OS Members of 5 Platoon, ‘S’ Company, 1st Parachute Battalion. RAF Hurn Airfield in Wiltshire. July 1942
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Members of 5 Platoon, ‘S’ Company, 1st Parachute Battalion. RAF Hurn Airfield in Wiltshire. July 1942

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OS Just after liberation in docks area, near Tivoli Gardens, Denmark. May 1945
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Just after liberation in docks area, near Tivoli Gardens, Denmark. May 1945

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OS 50th Anniversary Parade, marching through Knutsford
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50th Anniversary Parade, marching through Knutsford

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OS Members of 5 Platoon, ‘S’ Company 1st Parachute Battalion
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Members of 5 Platoon, ‘S’ Company 1st Para Bn

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Exercise Marshmallow 1969, the IO Lieut Bill Bird, de-briefs on some of the vast collection of captured enemy maps and documents
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Exercise Marshmallow 1969, the IO Lieut Bill Bird, de-briefs on some of the vast collection of captured enemy maps and documents

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Sergeant-Major "Punchy" Jones freshens up between bouts - M72 at the ready
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Exercise Marshmallow 1969, Sergeant-Major "Punchy" Jones freshens up between bouts - M72 at the ready

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Exercise Mush 1969, Anti-Tank Platoon get ready to go into action by helicopter
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Exercise Marshmallow 1969, Anti-Tank Platoon get ready to go into action by helicopter

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Exercise Marshmallow 1969, the CO (Starling) briefs his 'O' Group for Night Operations
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Exercise Marshmallow 1969, the CO (Starling) briefs his 'O' Group for Night Operations

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(Part three) Official report on Exercise Marshmallow, 1969
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(Part three) Official report on Exercise Marshmallow, 1969

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Official report on Exercise Marshmallow, 1969
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(Part one) Official report on Exercise Marshmallow, 1969.

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(Part four) Official report on Exercise Marshmallow, 1969
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(Part four) Official report on Exercise Marshmallow, 1969

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