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Offline SonOfKhaine

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British Airborne Resources
« on: January 02, 2018, 11:45:15 PM »
Hey all,
I'm currently undertaking the project of starting a British Airborne platoon for usage in CoC and BA. I'm currently having some minor issues in finding information on some campaigns that the various airborne formations were involved in, besides Market Garden and Pegasus Bridge.

Offline Cubs

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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2018, 12:25:40 AM »
I know Wiki doesn't always cut it, but this is a pretty good list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_British_airborne_battalions
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Offline Etranger

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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2018, 01:09:43 AM »
Start here http://www.pegasusarchive.org/

Not complete yet, but a lot of detail squirreled away.
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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2018, 01:24:56 AM »
If your intent on platoon level action. Then I'd recommend you start with one of the regiments earliest and most acclaimed actions.
The Bruneval Raid. This is a raid that can be broken down into several small actions,which involve individuals that play major roles at Arnhem.
In addition this raid was aided by one of the most eccentric and Pulp worthy 'raids' of the war.(Amateur Commandos by Raymond Foxall-There's also a film Two men went to War. Which covers it.)

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Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2018, 09:09:10 AM »
Bruneval is covered by an Osprey Raid series book - it has a bibliography for additional references.

Offline Truscott Trotter

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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2018, 10:47:18 PM »

Offline SonOfKhaine

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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2018, 12:45:15 AM »
Thanks very much all! Have been looking through some of extra information.

Offline MartinR

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Re: British Airborne Resources
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2018, 12:27:51 PM »
Along with 'commando' type ops like Bruneval, the paras fought in many campaigns including Tunisia, Sicily and early part of the Italian Campaign as well NWE.

6th Airborne fought as leg infantry for months in Normandy, including armour support, and also took part in the Rhine crossings.

There is certainly more to it than Arnhem and Pegasus Bridge, but tbh finding it all listed in one place is going to be tough, but you can reasonably pitch Paras against everyone from DAK and the Italian Army in North Africa to the Japanese (a brigade of 6th AB served in the Far East).
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