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1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Headquarters Company
A Living History Group. Includes a thorough history, Roll of Honour and equipment details.
Excellent website about the Brigade. Includes detailed histories, veteran's memories, and a lot of information about airborne equipment.
A Coy, 7th (L.I.) Parachute Battalion
Includes a history of the battalion, veterans accounts and equipment details.
About the British Airborne at Arnhem and in Normandy
The Royal Artillery units of the 6th Airborne Division
French site (translate with www.google.com). Contains information on the 6th Airborne Division, 1st Belgian Brigade, and the 60th Anniversary in 2004.
A detailed account of the assault upon the Battery.
Parachute Regiment War Dead, Buried in France
Contains names and basic details of all members of the Airborne Forces buried in France. Includes photographs of most headstones.
Brief descriptions of Commando raids and Special Operations, including the Parachute Regiment's Bruneval and Tragino Aqueduct Raids.
Large site about Combined Operations, includes History No.4 Commando and descriptions of D-Day landings.
Listing the members of the Commando from 1940 to 1945.
An excellent site on the Belgian Brigade. Includes a history of the Brigade, a detailed Order of Battle, veterans accounts, gallantry awards and photographs.
The Dutch & Belgian Independent Brigade Groups 1944-45
Brief history, order of battle, and vehicle markings.
The Dutch & Belgian Independent Brigade Groups 1944-45
Brief history, order of battle, and vehicle markings.
Fotopagina Prinses Irene Brigade
Dutch site. Includes general photos and brief history.
Dutch language site with some English translations. Contains a detailed history of the Brigade.
Includes maps and photographs of areas of the Atlantic Wall, also RAF bases in England.
The Atlantic Wall in France 1940-1944
German coastal defences in France.
A French website. Includes a description of D-Day and photographs of the Merville Battery and Pegasus Bridge.
Contains many veterans accounts.
Contains several pictures of the D-Day landings, and many others covering different aspects of the War.
D-Day exhibition.
Fallen Heroes of Normandy Project
An appeal for information and photographs of servicemen killed in Normandy.
A site about the Normandy landings.
Contains a thorough history and commemoration details.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica's history of the campaign, including personal accounts.
US Army website. Outlines Operation Overlord and discusses the challenges it posed.
Hundreds of excellent photos of the Normandy campaign.
French site. "Picauville Remembers".
The extraordinary history of Dakota 19539, 440th US Troop Carrier Group, now on display at the Merville Battery.
The story of the 92nd (Loyals) LAA Regiment, RA, a troop from which defended the Ranville and Bénouville Bridges.
Accurately describes the actions of units, down to Battalion-level, on D-Day.
The archive of the British Airborne Forces.
History and photographs of the Squadron.
4 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers
An excellent site about the history of the 4th Para Squadron throughout World War 2.
Sister site of the above. Builders of life sized replica gliders.
The Glider Pilot Regiment 1942 - 1945
A history of the Regiment during the war.
RAF WWII 38 Group Squadrons Reunited
Includes Roll of Honour, Squadron histories, veterans stories, and a message board for veterans.
Battle of Arnhem 1944 Monument Site
A tour of the principal landmarks and monuments around the Arnhem area.
Glory in Defeat - Russian only
A Russian site about Operation Market Garden
Andries Hoekstra's long standing and award winning website about Market Garden. Includes a veteran's memories section, and lists of all the 1st Airborne's dead.
Contains source material, including "By Air to Battle" and the 1st Airborne Division's war diary.
Operatie Market Garden in de Provincies Brabant en Gelderland - Dutch only
A Dutch site about Operation Market Garden
A site about Market Garden. Includes an appeal to locate a soldier of XXX Corps.
Operation Market Garden - The Complete Story
An excellent site describing the whole of Market Garden. Contains very detailed accounts of noteworthy actions, a wealth of equipment information, and also its own discussion forum.
The German Armed Forces, 1919-1945. Excellent site. Includes detailed unit histories.
Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
Covers all theatres and periods of military history. Includes biographies and equipment.
The Pathfinder Year - 97 Squadron at Bourn
An excellent site. A day by day history of World War 2.
An excellent links site.
The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Based in Hampshire. Contains a collection of gliders.
Parachute Regimental Association
The Airborne Engineers Association
British Airborne Forces Association (Vic) Inc.
An Australian branch. The webmaster is Fred Moore, an Arnhem veteran. Contains many excellent and vivid accounts by veterans.
British Airborne Forces (N.Z.) Inc.
Contains many Airborne related pages.
Lothian Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association
Contains a number of veterans stories.
Membership is open to all Past & Present Parachute trained personnel who served at anytime in or with the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Includes a complete 2 Para Roll of Honour.
The Bradford Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association.
The Royal Cornwall Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association
Under construction.
Excellent website about the Brigade. Includes detailed histories, veteran's memories, and a lot of information about airborne equipment.
A Coy, 7th (L.I.) Parachute Battalion
Includes a history of the battalion, veterans accounts and equipment details.
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Headquarters Company
A Living History Group. Includes a thorough history, Roll of Honour and equipment details.
C Company, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalionn Living History Unit
Includes a detailed history and photographs.
3rd Parachute Battalion Palestine 1945-1948
Reuniting men of the 3rd Battalion who served in Palestine.
Airborne Assault Normandy Trust
Contains a great deal of information on Commando units.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Supporting wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Battlefield tours of, amongst other places, Normandy, Pegasus Bridge, and Arnhem.
In the Footsteps, Battlefield Tours
Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide Books and Battlefield Maps
War History 1944 Battlefield Tours
Tours of the 1944 battlefields of France and the Low Countries, including Normandy, Market Garden, and the Battle of Bulge.
A D-Day Tribute: Leslie Holmes 1914 - 1944
A page dedicated to the memory of a member of No.45 (Royal Marine) Commando.
The D-Day account of Bob "Tex" Schalit, pilot of an aircraft in 570 Squadron.
Information on Harold Sands and the 13th Battalion.
Lt-Colonel R.V. Powditch, commander of the 6th Airborne Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Wally Parr, héros de Pegasus Bridge - French only
A tribute to Wally Parr, who participated in the coup-de-main raid on Pegasus Bridge.
British WW2 Airborne Militaria
High quality pictures of the fighting knife carried by paratroopers and commandos. Also includes Airborne clothing.
The Decoy Paratrooper Dummy History Site
A history of dummy paratroopers, such as the Rupert dummies used on D-Day.
Contains technical details as well as histories and a Roll of Honour of Halifax squadrons.
The RAF Short Stirling Bomber Homepage
Excellent site on the bomber.
Details of Allied radio equipment throughout the war, including the airborne's Type 19, 22, and 68 sets.
Contains images and diagrams.
A great deal of information about the famous machine gun.
The Wireless
Set No.19 Homepage
A large site about the military and civilian service of the Type 19 radio set.
Military Regimental Badges for T Shirts Caps Fleeces, vests, corporate shirts.
UK Armed Forces reunion site.
Dan's World War II Travels & Sites Of Interest
Genealogy directory, provide genus information and resources.
The largest dedicated UK database of Forces and Ex-Forces Personnel on the web, run by Ex-Forces Personnel.
Hitler's Third Reich and World War II in the News
Second World War articles.
The Leading Resource for Plural Mesothelioma. Asbestos exposure can lead to the development of mesothelioma, many veterans were exposed to asbestos during military service. Learn more about mesothelioma life expectancy and treatments.
A leading Internet resource for information about mesothelioma.
Lost contact? Ever wondered what your old colleagues are up to? The safe, secure and completely free way to get back in touch.
Meaning "Many Warriors" in Maori. A project dedicated to preserving the oral histories of New Zealand’s last remaining World War II veterans.
Helping the terminally ill and their families realize that there is life after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.
USA, UK and Commonwealth dating service for those in uniform.
Uniform Dating for Forces and Army Personnel
Forces dating, Armed Forces Singles dating Site Offering Free Personals for Armed Forces Personnel throughout the World.
Official US Department of Defense military medals and service ribbons.
World War II Connection sells signed World War Two books and prints.
