Some 700 paratroopers took part in the jump, including the Red Devils, the British Army’s freefall parachute display team. The event commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem ...

Paratroopers and gliders packed with men ... Varsity took place just five months after the disastrous Battle of Arnhem, which resulted in 90% casualties to the Glider Pilot Regiment.

The key to success would rest on the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Ultimately, it was a bridge too far. Follow the fortunes of the British at Arnhem as they desperately attempt to hold ...

Later he became a paratrooper and took part in the invasion of Italy. In September 1944 he was dropped into the Battle of Arnhem—a failed Allied attempt to secure a bridge over the Rhine River.

The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944 ... the compromises and mistakes that pitched lightly armed and ill equipped paratroopers and glider infantry into an unequal struggle ...

With 2 Para isolated at the Arnhem Bridge and both 1 and 4 Para Brigades ... the remnants of 1st Airborne Division fought a grim battle with the SS supported by reinforcements and armour rushed ...

Some 700 paratroopers took part in the jump, including the Red Devils, the British Army's freefall parachute display team. The event commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem ...