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Original ww2 british airborne camouflage scrimunissued conditionwar department stamp still visible
60 €
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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last major defeat in battle suffered by the british armyafter nine days of fighting, the survivors of the division were withdrawn across the rhine and it was not until many months later that ground forces captured arnhemmost of the remainder of the airborne force was held up on the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 germanyit all went wrongthe initial operation was successful, the bridges taken by the americans were relieved by ground troops, but these troops could not reach arnhem quickly enoughusing 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 othersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe germans were in retreat from normandy and seemed to be beatenarnhem was meant to end the war in europeoxfam bookshop west bridgford soft card covers with no dust jacket, whole book almost as newillustrated with b&w plates
12 €
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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 €
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Ww airborne forces steel helmet with leather harnesssome service wear, remains a good example of the patternb' and date stamp, size 7 5/8the leather sweatband bears maker's details of 'bÂŁ800 paypal +4%, bank transfer or cash on collectiona 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 €
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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 €
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Megellas was the most decorated officer of the 82d airborne division and saw more action during the war than mostoxfam shop ross-on-wye in mid- james megellas, known as "maggie" to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d airborne division, his new "home" for the durationin september, megellas parachuted into holland along with the rest of the 82d airborne as part of another star-crossed mission, field marshal montgomery's vainglorious operation market gardenmark clark, the fifth army commander, requested that the division's 504th parachute infantry regiment, maggie's outfit, stay behind for a daring new operation that would outflank the nazis' stubborn defensive lines and open the road to romethroughout his narrative, he skillfully interweaves stories of the other paratroopers of h company, 504th parachute infantry regimentyet all the way to berlin is more than just maggie's world war ii memoirsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is a remarkable account of men at warfollowing initial success, fifth army's amphibious assault, operation shingle, bogged down in the face of heavy german counterattacks that threatened to drive the allies into the tyrrhenian seaon 22 january , megellas and the rest of the 504th landed across the beach at anzionot until april were the remnants of the regiment withdrawn and shipped to england to recover, reorganize, refit, and train for their next missionhis first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside naplesmonths of hard combat in holland were followed by the battle of the bulge, and the long hard road across germany to berlinanzio turned into a fiasco, one of the bloodiest allied operations of the warin october , when most of the 82d departed italy to prepare for the d-day invasion of france, lt
5 €
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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 themselvestheir task was to land behind enemy lines and take and hold or destroy key objectives while ground troops advanced toward themsee 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 units
4 €
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Then in late much to their surprise the unit was posted to lincolnshire to become the third infantry unit in the 1st airlanding brigade then in the process of returning from italy with the rest of the 1st airborne divisionnew signed paperback copy of wwii diary of a red devil - by glider to arnhem with the 7th kings own scottish borderers - author: albert blockwell, edited by maggie clifton - unique personal account of the formation of britain's airborne forces and their epic actions during operation market gardentaken prisoner on the last day his account then describes the spartan life in pow camp without pulling any punchesthe battle of arnhemswapping their glengarries for red berets albert and his comrades had to adapt to their new way of getting to war by gliderthe diary continues with a down to earth account of the highs and lows of the next few monthsthen in september albert flew to holland on operation market-garden and his account (written in pow camp) describes the savage nine days fighting at arnhem from the slit trench levelhis diary is a most interesting account of a young vehicle mechanic who also had to learn to be a infantry soldieri also have a signed hardback version of this book, along with another account of the battle of arnhem for sale, a bridge too far by cornelius ryansadly albert died in but his diary survived and his daughter maggie clifton has edited a unique account of the fighting at arnhem from the frontline soldier's perspectiveindividual accounts are certainly in a minority and those from the lower ranks are even more scarcethis book relates to the war time experiences of a young man, albert blockwell from the north-east of england, who in february was called up for service with the armythe copy is personally signed by the authors daughter, editor maggie clifton many books have been written about the second world war and the majority of them either concentrate on a particular battle, campaign or unitinitially conscripted into the royal army ordnance corps and trained as a vehicle mechanic, he was then posted in march to a pre-war territorial unit - the 7th kings own scottish borderers, then a home defence unit based near londonfeatures a large number of rare photographs and documents - this version is now out of printalbert remained with this unit for all his war-time service, later going to the shetland islands when the 7th kosb were part of osdef (orkney and shetlands defence force)please contact me for further details
19 €
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The failure to capture and hold the last bridge of the nine to be taken spelled disaster for the lst airborne division from which over men failed to returnbefore the events of september fade into history, after the battle presents the story of the airborne landings in holland through hundreds of 'then and now' comparison photographsmany are published here for the first time giving an unrivalled pictorial account of a bold initiative which the allied land commander, field-marshal bernard montgomery, believed would shorten the wareditor karel margry has studied the battle and explored the battlefield for more than 20 years and has collected virtually every photograph taken during those fateful ten daysour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoperation market-garden, then and noware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions 310x220x60 mm, read more
31 €
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World war ii prequel following the journey of a group of airborne infantry soldiers who are parachuted into occupied france inthe men's mission was to help clear a path for the main bulk of british and us soldiers advancing towards berlindisc surface unmarkedthe parachute regimental combat team jumped into the south of france on the 15th of august , landing behind enemy linescorbin allred, david nibley and jasen wade starhowever, 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 helpsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop new street blu-ray in very good condition
3 €
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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 €
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The airborne toxic event - airborne toxic event ()
1 €
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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 boxour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith blue and yellow original bright and fresh box, with all 6 flaps
57 €
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Sticker on shrink-wrap states: "joy division unknown pleasures" joy division ?– closer produced at brittania rowjoy division ?– unknown pleasures this reissue ? warner records uk ltdsticker: "joy division closer 180gm heavyweight vinyl replicating original album artwork, cut from the remasters read morecopies released worldwide in textured sleeve with pulsar symbol in black on white backgroundthe vinyl is transparentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepulsar in black on white on side a (outside) and white on black on side b (inside)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipressed on ruby red 180g heavyweight vinyl40th anniversary limited edition of the classic debut albumplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea fractured music a factory record labels: a factory records product published by fractured music printed by optimal replicating the original album artwork and includes download code for mp3 version of the album
34 €
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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 €
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Kit is unopened and includes paint, brush and glue
5 €
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Category: bookswe take pride in serving youbooks spine maybe slightly creased due to age and wearpublication dateitem information:author: stephen epages maybe folded due to previous owners use
1 €
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Includes jeep, trailer and howitzermaterial type(s)plastic
15 €
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Joy division ?– preston, 28 february barcode: joy division ?– les bains douches recorded live in paris 18 december barcode: read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
28 €
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He served in the duke of cornwall light infantry and the wessex division good condition for its age, with a couple of pin holes light gaberdine worsted clothit has a ww2 medal bar including the burma star and starjacket cm chest and cm lengthdates from the war, from a collection of uniforms donated from the same brigadier/high ranking officer who had served for over 40 years2 dress uniform tunic and trousers with light infantry buttonstrousers measure cm waist cm leg see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop highgate superb example of a no
129 €
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Burndept vhs 5 channel transceiver airborne radio be 255 & be 256 manuals including 9 channel crystalscollector's item
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Burndept vhs 5 channel transceiver airborne radio be 255 & be 256 manuals including 9 crystalscollector's item read more
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Ps3 new medal of honour airborne game forsale excellent condition read more
10 €
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101st airborne shoulder patch80 including postage to any uk postcodethis is a repro and not an official army issue
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Superbly made cloth 101st airborne shoulder patch in olive green50 including free postage and packaging to any uk postcodesize: 80mm x 63mmthese patches look great on t shirts, polo tops and baseball caps
2 €
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62, airborne raiders uplease see my other adssize: large in good condition
3 €
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4 airborne girths new surplus to requirements read more
3 €
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An original wwii combat used printed oil cloth usa flag, as used by american airborne troops as a form of recognition, during key operations of the warÂŁ250 paypal +4%, bank transfer or cash on collection
250 €
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Brand new unused 'airborne' style webbing, all pouches sewn onto a padded roll pin belt
60 €
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101st airborne badge was added after purchasebought for reenactment but never used this reproduction combat jacket is in as new condition
55 €