Amidst the turbulent backdrop of the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, a defining moment unfolded: Operation Fustian.

In the dark hours of the morning, thousands of American and British airborne troops landed ... of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II and as a movie actor. There are many other ...

An abandoned British WW2 radar station that saved numerous lives ... a UK-based company that specialised in airborne radar work post-World War II. In 2008, East Lothian Council granted full ...

The intention was for the amphibious troops on the western side of the Rhine to join up with the airborne troops dropped to its east. Getty Images More than 9,000 US soldiers and 8,000 British and ...

The last European airborne operation of World War Two was "testament to the skills of the RAF crews" based at Essex and Suffolk airfields, according to a local historian. British-led French SAS ...

June 6, 1944, was perhaps the most pivotal day in World War II. The Normandy beaches were ... Battery C tank driver Airborne drops at both ends of the beachheads were intended to protect the ...

An extremely rare two-stroke Welbike built to carry British Paratroopers into battle in World War II, has come up for ... issued to the British 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions, some were used ...