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Because of this, Operation Varsity would be the largest single-drop airborne operation conducted during WW2. Supply drops for the airborne forces would be made as soon as possible to ensure adequate supplies were available to the airborne troops as they fought. [18] The airborne troops would drop after the initial amphibious landings. [19]
Pages in category "Airborne operations of World War II" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [1] is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. [2] The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" [3] as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. [4]
Out Of The Blue – U.S. Army Airborne Operations In World War II. Purdue University Press. ISBN 1-55753-148-X. Bradley, Omar Nelson; Blair, Clay (1983). A General's Life: An Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster. OCLC 558083376. Tugwell, Maurice (1978). Assault From The Sky – The History of Airborne Warfare. Westbridge Books.
On 20 December 1989, the "All-American", as part of the United States invasion of Panama, conducted their first combat jump since World War II onto Torrijos International Airport, Panama. The goal of the 1st Brigade task force, which was made up of the 1–504th and 2–504th INF as well as 4–325th INF and Company A, 3–505th INF, and 3 ...
Historynet.com: World War II History Magazine — "Airborne Operations During World War II" (2004) Historynet.com: World War II History Magazine — "Operation Varsity: Allied Airborne Assault Over the Rhine River" (1998) Historynet.com: Military History Quarterly — "101st Airborne Division Participate in Operation Overlord" (2004)
"Review: The Army Air Forces in World War II. Vol. IV". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 54 (3). Texas State Historical Association: 380– 383. JSTOR 30237597. Watts, Arthur P. (March 1951). "Review: The Army Air Forces in World War II. Vol. IV". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 274 (1).
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the ...