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Paratroopers of 1st Allied Airborne Army receiving a final briefing before embarking on Operation Market Garden, 17 Sep 1944

Caption     Paratroopers of 1st Allied Airborne Army receiving a final briefing before embarking on Operation Market Garden, 17 Sep 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-06 EA 37782
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Photo Size 600 x 425 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Sep 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. mike davidson says:
24 Feb 2011 04:35:22 PM

my grandfather died many yrs ago we just found his stuff from the war..he told me he was wounded in market garden but my aunt and history say no , i want to know how he came to have a patch from the 1st allied airbourne

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