On 26 March , the 173rd Airborne Brigade was airdropped near the northern city of Kirkuk , where they joined Becoming_a_member forces with Kurdish rebels and fought Hostile_encounter several actions Conquering against the Iraqi Army to secure Getting the northern part of the country .

The 6th Airborne Division advance Arriving to the River Seine occurred Process_start in August 1944 , in the later stages of the Battle Hostile_encounter of Normandy , following the German Army 's defeat Hostile_encounter in the Falaise Pocket , during the Second World War Hostile_encounter .

The British 6th Airborne Division , under the command Control of Major-General Richard Nelson Gale , was one of the first Allied units to arrive in Arriving Normandy on D-Day , 6 June 1944 , and successfully secured Getting the left flank of the invasion zone .

The 6th Airborne Division began Process_start their advance on 17 August , after the German Army had started Process_start to withdraw Escaping .

When planning Arranging began Process_start for Operation Military_operation Torch , the Allied invasion Attack of North Africa in 1942 , it was decided Deciding to attach Connect the 1st Parachute Brigade , part of the 1st Airborne Division , to the Allied forces Causation taking part Dispersal , as an American airborne unit , the 2nd Battalion , 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment , was also to be used Using during the invasion Attack .

After a short period of training Education_teaching and being brought Bringing up to operational Being_in_operation strength , mainly with men from the 2nd Parachute Brigade , also part of the 1st Airborne Division , the brigade was deployed Arranging to North Africa in November 1942 .

The brigade was transferred Military_operation out of the front in mid-April 1943 and left Departing to rejoin Becoming_a_member the rest of the 1st Airborne Division to train Education_teaching for Operation Military_operation Husky , the Allied invasion Attack of Sicily .

It utilized Using special operations forces ( SOF ) units and assets , including members of the U.S. Navy SEALs and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command 's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) ( SOAR ( A ) ) , for the opening Process_start phase of the operation .

Failure to capture Conquering the bridges intact , or to prevent Preventing_or_letting their demolition by the Germans , would leave GiveUp the British 6th Airborne Division cut off Dispersal from the rest of the Allied armies with their backs to the two waterways .

Responsibility for the operation fell Motion_directional to the members of 'D ' Company , 2nd ( Airborne ) Battalion , Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry , part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division .

Responsibility for the operation fell Motion_directional to the members of 'D ' Company , 2nd ( Airborne ) Battalion , Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry , part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division .

In Operation Doomsday , the British 1st Airborne Division acted as a police and military force during the Allied occupation Control of Norway in May 1945 , immediately after the victory in Europe during the Second World War .

The German Instrument of Surrender was delivered Sending on 8 May to General Franz Böhme , the commander of all German forces stationed Placing in Norway , and the 1st Airborne Division landed Arriving near Oslo and Stavanger between 9 May and 11 May .

The amphibious assault , primarily by the US 4th Infantry Division and 70th Tank Battalion , was supported Supporting by airborne landings of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division .

Airborne troops arriving Arriving by parachute and glider numbered Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale an additional 14,000 men , with 2,500 casualties Catastrophe .

The mission 's objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the British 6th Airborne Division on the left flank of the British invasion beaches .

The operation , one of three landings during the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943 , was undertaken by airborne troops of the British 1st Airborne Division , commanded Control by Major-General George Hopkinson .

Eventually , by the end of September , the British 1st Airborne Division advanced to Foggia .

The British Horsas were needed to complement Supply the smaller American Waco gliders , which did not have the capacity required for the operations planned Arranging by the 1st Airborne Division .

The operation Military_operation targeted Aiming a key Viet Cong headquarters that was believed Statement to be concealed Hiding_objects underground , and involved two brigades under the command Control of the US 1st Infantry Division , including the 1st Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment ( 1 RAR ) which was attached Connect to the US 173rd Airborne Brigade .

The main US Army operation took place Process_start in an area about north of Bien Hoa , where the US 1st Battalion , 503rd Infantry Regiment ( 1/503 ) , 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted Action a helicopter assault on an LZ northwest of the Dong Nai River and Song Be River .

In addition to SEAL Team Six , participating Participation units under JSOC included Cause_to_be_included the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) —also known as `` Night Stalkers '' —and operators from the CIA 's Special Activities Division , which recruits Becoming_a_member heavily from former JSOC Special Mission Units .

The operation was carried out Military_operation by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury 's 1st Parachute Brigade , part of the British 1st Airborne Division .

The airborne part of the operation was undertaken by the First Allied Airborne Army with the land operation Military_operation by XXX Corps of the British Second Army .

This was to be achieved Achieve by seizing a series of nine bridges by Airborne forces with land forces swiftly following moving Motion over the bridges .

German forces demolished Destroying the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal at Son before it could be captured Conquering by the US 101st Airborne Division , although a Bailey bridge was then built Building over the canal by British sappers .

The US 82nd Airborne Division 's failure Earnings_and_losses to capture Conquering the main highway bridge over the Waal River at Nijmegen before 20 September delayed the advance by 36 hours .

The remainder of the British 1st Airborne Division was trapped in a small pocket west of the Arnhem bridge , which was evacuated Escaping on 25 September after sustaining heavy casualties .

This was the first tactical operation Military_operation of the United States Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM ) that involved Cause_to_be_included Navy SEALs , Special Boat Units , and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) ( `` Nightstalkers '' ) aviators all working together Collaboration .

The combined mission , dubbed Operation Tiger Hammer , was conducted Action by elements of the 1st and 3rd battalions of the 1st Brigade , 11th Iraqi Army Division with support Supporting provided Supply by Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from Company C , 1st Battalion , 26th Infantry Regiment , operating Being_in_operation in Baghdad with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 82nd Airborne Division .