Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it was the largest airborne operation in history to be conducted on a single day and in one location.
12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion
13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion
17th Airborne Division (United States)
194th Glider Infantry Regiment (United States)
195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
224th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
225th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
32d Flying Training Squadron
33rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
3rd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States)
5th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)
77th Air Refueling Squadron
78th Air Refueling Squadron
79th Air Refueling Squadron
7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
94th Flying Training Squadron
9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
Bernard Montgomery
Edson Raff
Egon Delica
Eric Bols
First Allied Airborne Army
Floyd Lavinius Parks
George J. Peters
Glider Pilot Regiment
Heinrich Born
IX Troop Carrier Command
James Hill (British Army officer)
Lewis Nixon (United States Army officer)
Matthew Ridgway
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Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it was the largest airborne operation in history to be conducted on a single day and in one location.
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A Operação Varsity foi uma ope ...... ém importante, vitória Aliada.
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Die Operation Varsity war eine ...... te machen, plündern“ bedeutet.
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L'operazione Varsity fu una op ...... lla storia dopo Market Garden.
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L'opération Varsity est une op ...... de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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La Operación Varsity fue una o ...... ransportada hasta el presente.
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Operacja Varsity – amerykańsko ...... ów podczas II wojny światowej.
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Operation Varsity (24 March 19 ...... rne operation of World War II.
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Рейнская воздушно-десантная оп ...... нтрально-Европейской операции.
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عملية فارسيتي (بالإنجليزية Ope ...... تجري في يوم واحد وبمكان واحد .
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ヴァーシティー作戦(ヴァーシティーさくせん)とは、第二次大戦 ...... た。結果は連合国軍が勝利しライン川渡河がより円滑に行われた。
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2,378–2,700 casualtiesref|Elli ...... illed or wounded.|group="Note"
72 aircraftref|Over 1,700 airc ...... % were destroyed.|group="Note"
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22pxNazi Germany
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1945-03-24
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Allied victory
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16,870ref|6th Airborne landed 7,220 men, 17th Airborne landed 9,650 men.|group="Note"
8,000 (est.)ref|Otway claims t ...... airborne forces.|group="Note"
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C-47 transport aircraft drop hundreds of paratroopers as part of Operation Varsity.
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"To disrupt the hostile defenc ...... perations of the SECOND ARMY."
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Operational orders for 6th and 17th Airborne Divisions
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A Operação Varsity foi uma ope ...... ém importante, vitória Aliada.
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Die Operation Varsity war eine ...... kessel einschließen zu können.
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L'operazione Varsity fu una op ...... evano parte del XVIII Corpo av
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L'opération Varsity est une op ...... eul jour et à un même endroit.
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La Operación Varsity fue una o ...... stas del XVIII Cuerpo Aerotran
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Operacja Varsity – amerykańsko ...... trzech mostów na rzece Issel.
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Operation Varsity (24 March 19 ...... ingle day and in one location.
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Рейнская воздушно-десантная оп ...... нтрально-Европейской операции.
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عملية فارسيتي (بالإنجليزية Ope ...... تجري في يوم واحد وبمكان واحد .
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ヴァーシティー作戦(ヴァーシティーさくせん)とは、第二次大戦 ...... た。結果は連合国軍が勝利しライン川渡河がより円滑に行われた。
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Operación Varsity
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Operacja Varsity
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Operation Varsity
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Operation Varsity
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Operazione Varsity
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Operação Varsity
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Opération Varsity
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Рейнская воздушно-десантная операция
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عملية فارسيتي
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ヴァーシティー作戦
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Operation Varsity
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