US AIRBORNE

US AIRBORNE

Training USA

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Rare color photo of two 82nd paratroopers training in the United States.
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Photo taken during training in 1943 somewhere in the United States
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Photo taken during training in 1943 somewhere in the United States
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Photo taken during jump training in 1942 somewhere in the United States.
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Photo taken during training in 1943 somewhere in the United States
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Photo taken during training in 1943 somewhere in the United States
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Photo taken during jump training in 1942 somewhere in the United States.
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Photo taken during jump training in 1942 somewhere in the United States.
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Photo taken during jump training in 1942 somewhere in the United States.

AFRIQUE

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Photo taken during training in Oujda, Africa in 1943.
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These paratroopers disembarked from ships in North Africa in the spring of '43.
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These paratroopers have just disembarked from ships in North Africa in the spring of '43.
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Paratroopers train in dusty Oujda-Marhnia region
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Paratroopers train in dusty Oujda-Marhnia region
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Paratroopers train in the dusty Oujda-Marhnia region.
In the shade if possible!
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A very rare color photo of paratroopers training in the dusty Oujda-Marhnia region.
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Paratroopers train in dusty Oujda-Marhnia region
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A very rare color photo of paratroopers training in the dusty Oujda-Marhnia region.

Sicily - Italy

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Rare color photo of a para in Africa before the jump to Sicily.
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In a C-47, an officer gives the final instructions before the jump to Sicily.

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Gathering of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne tasting local produce in Sicily.
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Gathering of 82nd Airborne paratroopers somewhere in Sicily.
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Superb color photo showing paratroopers preparing their equipment before jumping for Operation Avalanche in 1943.
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Paras of the 82nd arriving in Naples.
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General Clark congratulates paratroopers of the 82nd on their victory at Salerno. September 15, 1943

FRANCE

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These paratroopers have just received their ammunition and are ready to embark for Normandy.
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These 82nd Airborne paratroopers perform a final check and adjustment of their equipment before the jump to Normandy.
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These 82nd Airborne paratroopers perform a final check and adjustment of their equipment before the jump to Normandy.
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These 82nd Airborne paratroopers perform a final check and adjustment of their equipment before the jump to Normandy.
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The remains of this Horsa, damaged on landing, were set on fire. The LZ W (near Forges) was surrounded by an elm hedge that hindered the approach of gliders, many of which crashed into the hedge.
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A CG-4A landed in the roof of this farmhouse before falling back to earth. The wounded pilot is in the foreground. France - Normandy - Sebeville - June 6, 1944
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Liberation of Lower Normandy in the summer of 1944, in the American sector.
Elements of the 82nd Airborne on a barbed-wire path.
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Holland

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Last prayer before leaving for Holland.
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Distribution of charges for Gammon grenades before departure for Holland.
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These 82nd paratroopers receive and study maps of Holland before the big jump.
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These 82nd paratroopers give a final briefing before the big jump to Holland.
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The paratroopers' objective: the Nijmegen bridge.
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The paratroopers' objective: the Nijmegen bridge.
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These paratroopers in their C-47s are ready to jump over Holland.
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These paratroopers in their C-47s are ready to jump over Holland.
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General Jim Gavin prepares for his big jump to Holland.
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These paratroopers prepare to board their C-47s.
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Final equipment check before boarding.
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Rolling stock on board for the 82nd Waco event
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Trailing C-47s from Waco fly over “windmills”.
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Beautiful view of the paratroopers jumping on their drop zone near Nijmegen.
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General view of descending parachute corollas over Holland
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Beautiful photo of paratroopers landing in Holland
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Beautiful photo of paratroopers landing in Holland
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2 paratroopers on patrol in Nijmegen. They received a warm welcome from the local population.
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These paras explain their “adventures” to enthusiastic children.
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Jeep du 82e en Hollande, le 4 septembre 1944.
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This Dodge received a few direct hits, hopefully from the driver standing on the left.
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82nd Airborne HQ in Holland.

BELGIUM

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While the division was entrenching in front of Bra, its soldiers from Company H, 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, while on patrol, encountered SS soldiers on reconnaissance. After the exchange of fire, some Germans were killed, but one soldier was captured and brought back behind the American lines.
Belgium - Bra - December 25, 1944
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On January 1, 1945, in Erria, the 82nd's commander, Major General Jim Gavin, returned from an inspection.
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Photo taken on December 29, 1944 at Vaux-Chavanne, paratroopers dig in and prepare to halt the German advance.
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In Herresbach, two paratroop MPs watch over a group of German prisoners gathered in the rubble of a house ravaged by fire.
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On January 28, 1945, men fired practice shots at a disabled “Königstiger” at La Gleize. But the 150 mm front armour withstood all the hollow charges of the bazooka and Panzerschreck quite well.

To the left of the photo, you can also see a “Panther” from Kampfgruppe Peiper.
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Armored jeep from the 82nd Airborne.
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This paratrooper binds a sign warning of German snipers on the other side of the Rhine.

Cologne - Germany - April 4, 1945