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Organisation: United States 17th Airborne Division
Name United States 17th Airborne Division
Description An airborne infantry division of the United States Army during WW2 activated as an airborne division in 1943 and transferring to Britain into the XVIII Airborne Corps after the end of Operation Overlord. It fought in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, alongside the British 6th Airborne Division as a part of Operation Varsity and advancing through Northern Germany.
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Name By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Oct/1945