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  • Ww airborne forces steel helmet with leather harnesssome service wear, remains a good example of the patternthe leather sweatband bears maker's details of 'bb' and date stamp, size 7 5/8a scarce example by briggs motor bodies, ltd (dagenham), the skull is painted with light green finish and is complete with webbing and leather chin harness£800 paypal +4%, bank transfer or cash on collection

    800 €

  • Original ww2 british airborne camouflage scrimunissued conditionwar department stamp still visible

    60 €

  • british army paratroopers smock mtpsize read more

    50 €

  • Price includes postage (just been informed that this type was used by british airborne troopsww2 dated british gas mask and bag in near perfect condition for the age ! mask dated and bag dated

    45 €

  • Comes complete condition is in pictures please view all, large in size being sold as copyoffering free uk delivery read more

    495 €

  • In the meantime, only a small part of the 1st british airborne division had reached the arnhem bridgethree airborne divisions were to seize the bridges across the great rivers of holland and unleash the allied armies into germanythe author offers a masterly summary of what went wrong in the last major defeat in battle suffered by the british armymost of the remainder of the airborne force was held up on the outskirts of the town by german units that turned out to be far stronger than expected  a major intelligence failureif the bridges had been captured and held, and the ground forces had been able to relieve the airborne forces, then there would have been a good chance of ending the war before christmasthe battle of arnhem was a turning-point in the war, a gamble by montgomery, using three airborne divisions to capture a series of bridges across the wide rivers that separated a powerful mobile army from the plains of northern germanyarnhem was meant to end the war in europeit all went wrongafter nine days of fighting, the survivors of the division were withdrawn across the rhine and it was not until many months later that ground forces captured arnhemusing the technique he has perfected over twenty-five years of military study, blending meticulous research based on original documents with the personal experiences of more than 500 participants, martin middlebrook describes the battle of arnhem from start to finish, from one end of that complicated battlefield to the otherillustrated with b&w platessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe germans were in retreat from normandy and seemed to be beatenthe initial operation was successful, the bridges taken by the americans were relieved by ground troops, but these troops could not reach arnhem quickly enoughoxfam bookshop west bridgford soft card covers with no dust jacket, whole book almost as new

    12 €

  • Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this book is full of untold short stories of men who created a legend, the legend of the british airborne forces during the second world warimpressed by the performance of the german paratroopers in belgium and the netherlands in , and on crete in , winston churchill ordered the creation of a british airborne force of no less than parachutiststhe result was the 1st and 6th airborne divisions, and this is their story, as told by the men themselvessee oxfam website for delivery information read morecovering everything from the initial training at hardwick hall and ringway through their first operations in north africa and italy, to d-day, operation market garden and the crossing of the rhine, this is a compelling account of the war fought by the paratroopers and their comrades in the glider unitstheir task was to land behind enemy lines and take and hold or destroy key objectives while ground troops advanced toward them

    4 €

  • Original ww2 british paratrooper belt with camouflage, faint name on the inside and two original cap badges, most likely applied post war

    65 €

  • Original ww2 british paratrooper helmet50 paypal +4% or bank transfer

    750 €

  • Original post war 's british paratrooper smock and beretsmock has been heavily used with some stains here and thereberet has some moth holes but overall great condition£400 paypal +4%, bank transfer or cash on collection

    400 €

  • This 1/6th dragon ww2 british paratrooper figure, comes with a fully fitted parachute that does not come as standardthis figure is used, and does not come with its boxget in touch if there is any particular figure you are after ??i have plenty more, that i have not listed yet

    55 €

  • The men's mission was to help clear a path for the main bulk of british and us soldiers advancing towards berlinworld war ii prequel following the journey of a group of airborne infantry soldiers who are parachuted into occupied france incorbin allred, david nibley and jasen wade staroxfam shop new street blu-ray in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, landing in occupied territory is always a dangerous business and the soldiers soon find themselves fighting in close combat with german troops and teaming up with members of the french resistance who seek their helpdisc surface unmarkedthe parachute regimental combat team jumped into the south of france on the 15th of august , landing behind enemy lines

    3 €

  • Sas gurkhas 2 zulu wars red beret – stories of british airborne forces british campaigns in original cases and in a(collect from kirkby in ashfield) read more

    5 €

  • By the end of december everything was in place to create the british 1st airborne division, whose distinctive mark was to be the maroon beret and a shoulder patch with bellerophon astride the winged horse pegasus

    4 €

  • The airborne toxic event - airborne toxic event ()

    1 €

  • A corgi toys no 420 ford thames airborne caravan in perfect original green paint with a brown /white interiora corgi toys no 420 ford thames airborne caravan comprising green and white body with brown interior, housed in the original clean all-card blue and yellow picture boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith blue and yellow original bright and fresh box, with all 6 flaps

    57 €

  • Montague paratrooper folding bikedesigned & patented by the us military for us paratroopers to use when parachuting into enemy territorygreat off-road performance as a mountain bike - you would have no idea its a folding bike when you're riding forest trails etcmedium frame size - i am 6 feet tall - my wife is 5 feet 4 inches & we can both ride it comfortably - 24 gearspromax mechanical disc brakes - shimano gears & brake levers - sr suntour front suspensionexcellent condition - just had a full service - brand new tyres (part road/part trail tyres - great both on & off the road)fantastic bike which folds down to fit into even the smallest car boot - ideal for work if you don't want to leave it outsidecollection or delivery within a 30 mile radius

    450 €

  • Gamo paratrooper repeater, 177 calibre, new piston head fitted, lovely condition

    130 €

  • Asi paratrooper, stock is in worn conditioncollection only will not post

    60 €

  • A old possible repro/ film prop of a german paratrooper m38 with wire mesh camo cover; please study pics, sold as seen **********************8uk buyer only please***************** sold as seen read more

    85 €

  • From my late grandfathers collection, condition is good obvious has some blemishes see pictures comes complete size large states on leather 7, offering free worldwide delivery, lay by payments welcome read more

    495 €

  • Kit is unopened and includes paint, brush and glue

    5 €

  • We take pride in serving youcategory: booksitem information:author: stephen ebooks spine maybe slightly creased due to age and wearpages maybe folded due to previous owners usepublication date

    1 €

  • Includes jeep, trailer and howitzermaterial type(s)plastic

    15 €

  • Burndept vhs 5 channel transceiver airborne radio be 255 & be 256 manuals including 9 channel crystalscollector's item

    (England)

  • Burndept vhs 5 channel transceiver airborne radio be 255 & be 256 manuals including 9 crystalscollector's item read more

    (England)

  • Ps3 new medal of honour airborne game forsale excellent condition read more

    10 €

  • 101st airborne shoulder patch80 including postage to any uk postcodethis is a repro and not an official army issue

    1 €

  • Superbly made cloth 101st airborne shoulder patch in olive greensize: 80mm x 63mm50 including free postage and packaging to any uk postcodethese patches look great on t shirts, polo tops and baseball caps

    2 €

  • 62, airborne raiders usize: large in good conditionplease see my other ads

    3 €

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