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ParaData was commissioned by the Trustees of the Airborne Assault Museum.

Citation for Spr Kill's Mention in Despatches

Sapper Kill served in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the early stages of World War II with the 691 (Mowlem) General Construction Company, Royal Engineers.

Citation for the award of the CBE to Brigadier Arthur Sisson

Brigadier Sisson has been closely involved with the Quarter-Master-General’s plans for the restructuring of the Department and the Q Services since October 1974, first as Secretary of the Somervill

Citation for the award of the MBE to Major Arthur Sisson

Major Sisson has been engaged for the last fourteen months on world wide forward logistic planning.

Comments on Dennis Deane-Daniels

Heide and I visited Arnhem and the airborne division cemetery on Thursday 3 September.

Clearing of Flak Gun positions on 27/28 March 1945 by 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion

Ref Map - BRUNEN Sheet 4206 1/2500

CSM Knight’s account of the attack on Merville Battery.

We were to attack the Merville battery, a group of four massive concrete gun emplacements with full overhead cover, surrounded by a lot of barbed wire, an anti-tank ditch and a minefield.

Citation for Cpl M B J Baughan's Military Medal, London Gazette 10 December 1965.

11678 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER 1965. Military Medal 23256793 Corporal Malcolm Brian Jack BAUGHAN The Parachute Regiment.

Chris Gryzelka writes about the Parachute Squadron Royal Armoured Corps, 2001.

The year was 1969. I forget the date, it was so long ago.

Citation for the award of the Victoria Cross to Lance Corporal Josh Leakey, London Gazette, 26 February 2015.

THE LONDON GAZETTE of 26 February 2015 Honours and Awards Victoria Cross MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Whitehall, London SW1 26 February 2015

Citation for Cpl W R Tindale’s Military Medal, London Gazette 14 December 1965.

11678 Supplement to the London Gazette 14 December 1965 Military Medal 23532335 Corporal William Redvers Tindale

Captain MacMillan's report on the activities of the 317 (Airborne) Field Security Section, Normandy 1944.

The following excerpts are from Captain MacMillan's report, written in 1968, on the activities of the 317 (Airborne) Field Security Section, which he commanded:

Citation for the award of the DCM to Private Etheridge, 1944.

On 18th September 1944 when the 4th Brigade dropped at Arnhem they found that the Germans were covering considerable portions of the DZ with Machine Gun and Mortar fire.

Col (R'td) David Benest OBE's recollections of Brig (R'td) Colin Bowden OBE

Brigadier Colin Bowden OBE

Commemorations

Carl Gustav Anti Tank Weapon

The L14A1, Gun, 84mm, Infantry Anti Tank Weapon, known as the Carl Gustav or "Charlie G" was the standard medium hand held anti tank weapon for Airborne Forces in the 1970s and 1980s.

CWGC Reichswald Forest War Cemetery

The Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Reichswald Forest was created after the Second World War when burials were brought in from all over western Germany and is the largest Commonwealth cemetery

Chinook Helicopter

The Chinook is a versatile twin rotor helicopter that can be operated in many diverse environments ranging from cold weather ‘arctic’ conditions to desert warfare operations. 

CWGC Florence War Cemetery

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at Florence, in Italy, lies in a picturesque location outside of the city, at Il Girone, alongside the River Arno.

CWGC Bari War Cemetery

The Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Bari in the locality of Carbonara, Italy, was chosen as a burial site in November 1943.

CWGC Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery

The Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Oosterbeek is approximately 7 kilometres west of Arnhem, in the east of the Netherlands.

CWGC Becklingen War Cemetery

Becklingen War Cemetery is the resting place for some 28 members of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion who were killed in action, or died from wounds, during the advance to the Baltic in

CWGC Ranville War Cemetery

The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.

CWGC Bayeux War Cemetery

The town of Bayeux, in Normandy, lies 24 kilometres north-west of Caen.

CWGC KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY

The town of Haifa, in Northern Israel, is the third largest town in the country. Khayat Beach War Cemetery lies 5 kilometres south west of Haifa.

CWGC BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY

Brookwood is 30 miles from London, in Surrey. Brookwood Military Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the UK.

CWGC Catania War Cemetery

The city of Catania is on the coast of Eastern Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. Catania War Cemetery is 7 kilometres south west of the city.

CWGC Hanover War Cemetery

Many of the graves in Hanover War Cemetery were brought in from prisoner of war camp cemeteries, small German cemeteries and from isolated positions in the surrounding country.

CWGC PHALERON WAR CEMETERY

Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliagmeni.

Cartoons

A vast amount of cartoons depicting the Paras have been drawn over the years.  On the right you will see a collection of these cartoons deemed suitable for the public eye. 

Central Landing Establishment

Cordon and Search

Cordon and Search operations in Palestine were often conducted at battalion and even brigade l

Container Light Equipment (CLE)

The container was developed during the Second World War to carry additional supplies to be dropped with Paratroopers and for later resupply purposes.

CWGC Nicosia (Waynes Keep) Military Cemetery

Location Nicosia War Cemetery and Nicosia (Waynes Keep) Military Cemetery are 4 kilometres west of Nicosia, on the Myrtou road, and inside the 'buffer zone'.