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Operation Simcol (Italy)

A large number of Allied service personnel managed to escape, against Army orders, into the neighbouring hills and countryside before the Germans had time to move in and reassert control over the camps.

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Open invitation to 6th Airborne Division veterans for the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings

An open letter from Lt Col PD Rodgers Regimental Secretary to all veterans of the 6th Airborne Division who took part in the Normandy landings.

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Order of Battle 16 Para Field Amb RAMC Arnhem 17- 26 Sept 1944

ORDER OF BATTLE 16 Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC Arnhem. 17 - 26 September 1944.

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Operation Silkman

Operation Silkman was undertaken from 13 October 2000 to 31 July 2002.

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Operation Silkman Demonstration Parachute Jump

II Squadron RAF Regiment carried out a demonstration jump in Sierra Leone on 13th January 2001.

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OS UK Armed Forces evacuate British personnel from Kabul

Operation Pitting 2021

Operation PITTING is the name for the military support to the evacuation of British Nationals and former British staff eligible for relocation under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP).

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Op Toral

Operation Toral was the codename for the British presence within Afghanistan post-2014 as part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission.

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OP. LONDON BRIDGE by Jon Ward September 2022

OPERATION LONDON BRIDGE Code Name: London Bridge is Down

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Operation KEYSTONE 2 SAS 3 to 30 April 1945

Operation ‘Keystone’ was a British special forces operation by a Jeep-mounted Squadron of the 2nd Special Air Service under the command of Major Henry Druce with the objectives of interfering with

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Obituary of Lt Col David Roberts

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Operation Bulbasket

Operation Bulbasket was carried out by B Squadron, 1st Special Air Service Regiment in occupied France from June to late July 1944.

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Op Tombola 2 SAS 4 March and 24 April 1945

‘TOMBOLA’ was a British special forces operation by Major Roy Farran’s 3rd Squad

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Op. Rugby 15 August 1944

"Operation RUGBY was the British airborne element of the wider Operation DRAGOON - the Allied invasion of southern France, centred around St Tropez, on 15 Aug 1944.

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Obituary as submitted to the Daily Telegraph for Col Derek Wilford OBE

The 2010 Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, headed by Lord Saville of Newdigate, singled out for criticism Lt Colonel Derek Wilford who had been the Commanding Officer of the 1st Batt

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Officers, 3 PARA Cyprus, 1951.

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Open invitation to 6th Airborne Division veterans for the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings

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Officers Mess Block, Montgomery Lines, 2011.

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One of the Stores Areas, Montgomery Lines, 2011.

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Original grave maker on the grave of Sgt B Swallow, Arnhem, Oosterbeek Cemetery, October 1945.

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Olympic champion at Army boxing match, 11 February 2015.

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Officers 37 Pattern Web Set, from the Airborne Assault Museum Collection, Duxford.

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On the 1st Para Brig's Drop Zone, Arnhem, 19 September 1961.

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Officers of 3 Para

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Obituary of Hilda, wife of Joseph Ledoux

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Officer's Mess Group

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Oh Mary This Tattons a Wonderful Sight Song

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Op Market lift Airfield Allotment Details

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Op Market Unit Allotment of Airfields

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Op Market report 10 January 1945

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Officers and Sgts 22 Ind Para Coy March 1945

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Op Biting planning boards on display at Airborne Assault Museum

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Op Eclipse 1945 booklet

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Outline for lecture 'Adventures of an Edwardian Lady Parachutist, Dolly Shepherd'

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On deck Minerva and HMS Rothesay, cleaning Rifles

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OC C Coy Peter Field with Lts Emson and Purley Aden 1967

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On HMS ALBION with helicopters on deck Aden 1967

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Operational area 1 Aden 1967

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Operational area 2 Aden 1967

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Operation Simcol (Italy)

Open invitation to 6th Airborne Division veterans for the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings

Order of Battle 16 Para Field Amb RAMC Arnhem 17- 26 Sept 1944

Operation Silkman

Operation Silkman Demonstration Parachute Jump

Operation Pitting 2021

Op Toral

OP. LONDON BRIDGE by Jon Ward September 2022

Operation KEYSTONE 2 SAS 3 to 30 April 1945

Obituary of Lt Col David Roberts

Operation Bulbasket

Op Tombola 2 SAS 4 March and 24 April 1945

Other Arnhem articles

Op. Rugby 15 August 1944

Obituary as submitted to the Daily Telegraph for Col Derek Wilford OBE

Officers, 3 PARA Cyprus, 1951.

Open invitation to 6th Airborne Division veterans for the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings

Officers Mess Block, Montgomery Lines, 2011.

One of the Stores Areas, Montgomery Lines, 2011.

Original grave maker on the grave of Sgt B Swallow, Arnhem, Oosterbeek Cemetery, October 1945.

Olympic champion at Army boxing match, 11 February 2015.

Officers 37 Pattern Web Set, from the Airborne Assault Museum Collection, Duxford.

On the 1st Para Brig's Drop Zone, Arnhem, 19 September 1961.

Officers of 3 Para

Obituary of Hilda, wife of Joseph Ledoux

Officer's Mess Group

Op Market lift Airfield Allotment Details

Op Market Unit Allotment of Airfields

Op Market report 10 January 1945

Officers and Sgts 22 Ind Para Coy March 1945

Officers and Sgts 22 Ind Para Coy March 1945

Op Biting planning boards on display at Airborne Assault Museum

Op Eclipse 1945 booklet

Outline for lecture 'Adventures of an Edwardian Lady Parachutist, Dolly Shepherd'

On deck Minerva and HMS Rothesay, cleaning Rifles

OC C Coy Peter Field with Lts Emson and Purley Aden 1967

On HMS ALBION with helicopters on deck Aden 1967

Operational area 1 Aden 1967

Operational area 2 Aden 1967

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