2nd Parachute Brigade in Southern France
The British 2nd Parachute Brigade was part of the airborne landings in August 1944. The operation was carried out by an ad hoc airborne formation called the 1st Airborne Task Force. Operation Rugby was itself part of the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France by the American 7th Army. The airborne task force landed in the River Argens valley with the objective of preventing German reinforcements from reaching the landing beaches. The landings were mainly an American operation and the brigade was the only British Army formation involved.
1st Airborne Task Force (Allied)2nd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch FusiliersBritish Army during the Second World WarList of World War II British airborne battalionsRoyal Welch Fusiliers
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2nd Parachute Brigade in Southern France
The British 2nd Parachute Brigade was part of the airborne landings in August 1944. The operation was carried out by an ad hoc airborne formation called the 1st Airborne Task Force. Operation Rugby was itself part of the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France by the American 7th Army. The airborne task force landed in the River Argens valley with the objective of preventing German reinforcements from reaching the landing beaches. The landings were mainly an American operation and the brigade was the only British Army formation involved.
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The British 2nd Parachute Brig ...... gade back up to full strength.
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130 wounded
181 missing ^
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1944-08-26
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^ Some of the missing later reported for duty
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Allied success
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Map of the Dragoon landings, the airborne landings Operation Rugby highlighted in red
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Unknown but around 350 prisoners taken
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Charles Hilary Vaughan Pritchard
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^ Some of the missing later reported for duty
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Allied success
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The British 2nd Parachute Brig ...... itish Army formation involved.
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2nd Parachute Brigade in Southern France
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