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Parachutes open overhead as waves of paratroops land in Holland during operations by the 1st Allied Airborne Army. September 1944. U.S. Army.

The 101st Airborne Fought Tooth and Nail To Secure This Bridge in Holland

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An USAAF C-47 aircraft, hit by flak returning from the Market-Garden drop, burns after crash-landing into a knocked-out German Jagdpanther in a field near Gheel in Belgium. 17 September 1944. Capt. E.G. Malindine, No. 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit

Shot Down Behind Enemy Lines: The Men On the C-47 'Bette' Went Through a Terrifying Ordeal

Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4–5 June 1944. Malindine, E G (Capt), War Office official photographer. Imperial War Museum.

This Is How British Paratroopers Saved Lives on the Normandy Beaches

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Paratroopers: Russia's Secret Weapon In A Baltic Invasion

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Trouble: Russia Doesn't Have Enough Planes for Its Paratroopers

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Russia Turned Its Crack Paratroopers into Amphibious Shock Troops

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Parachutes open overhead as waves of paratroops land in Holland during operations by the 1st Allied Airborne Army. September 1944. U.S. Army.

The 101st Airborne Fought Tooth and Nail To Secure This Bridge in Holland

An USAAF C-47 aircraft, hit by flak returning from the Market-Garden drop, burns after crash-landing into a knocked-out German Jagdpanther in a field near Gheel in Belgium. 17 September 1944. Capt. E.G. Malindine, No. 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit

Shot Down Behind Enemy Lines: The Men On the C-47 'Bette' Went Through a Terrifying Ordeal

Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4–5 June 1944. Malindine, E G (Capt), War Office official photographer. Imperial War Museum.

This Is How British Paratroopers Saved Lives on the Normandy Beaches

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Paratroopers: Russia's Secret Weapon In A Baltic Invasion

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Trouble: Russia Doesn't Have Enough Planes for Its Paratroopers

U.S. Army paratroopers leave C-17 aircraft to land during NATO exercise Swift Response 2018 on Adazi military ground, Latvia June 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Twenty Two Paratroopers Wounded in Mysterious Training Accident

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"Flying Tanks?" Russia's Airborne Troops Get the New T-72B3 Tank

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Russia Turned Its Crack Paratroopers into Amphibious Shock Troops

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Meet Russia's 'Flying Tanks': Check out The T-72B3 Tank

The U.S. Army Has a Plan for Super Paratroopers