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Sgt. D.Alvarez09 Feb : 08:35 SO I mashed up some history( Very little) and some inspirational propaganda in addition to the words of Bates.
Pfc. S Marshall09 Feb : 00:57 I'd like to tell everyone that if I suddenly become inactive a week or so from now, it's because of my grades in school. Just have me at AA if it happens
Pte.G.Blanchard08 Feb : 22:29 ah man Guns..  well life is more important the gaming i hope you sort out everything all miss you !!!! 
CSM. K.Guns08 Feb : 11:26 Clicky Me I regret to say that I'm leaving the clan and gaming behind. It's got nothing to do with any of you. I simply need to sort out my life. View all posts (1840) |
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Guests: 3, Members: 0 ... most ever online: 49 (Members: 2, Guests: 47) on 24 Aug : 01:31 Members: 246 Newest member: DfReisan |
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Welcome to the 6th Airborne Division Soldier! | |
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 The 6th Airborne Division is a realism unit based in resistance and liberation, a half life 2, world war II modification. The unit is focused around playing the game to a serious level, and concentrating on a high level of team work. Here at the 6th AD, we condone only players who strive for realism and sheer team work to succeed in game. Our unit has a solid rank structure based around that of world war II squad ranks. We implement these ranks into individual squads which encourages strategy, and tactics on the field of battle and gives everyone the sense of achievement and commitment on getting a better rank. We welcome all new players to the 6th AD, and hope you will be enlisting to fight out on the front with the men of the 6th AD.. Major S.Bates. The 6th Airborne Division History The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne division in the British Army during World War II. It took part in Operation Tonga the airborne landings on the left flank of the invasion beaches in the Normandy Landings. It played a small part in the Battle of the Bulge and was involved in Operation Varsity the Allied assault across the Rhine river. At the end of the war in Europe it was planned to sent the Division to the Far East for operations against Japan but these plans were canceled after the Atom bombs were dropped on the Japanese mainland. Instead the Division was sent to Palestine on internal security duties, where it remained until being disbanded in April 1948. On 23 April 1943 the British War Office ordered that a second airborne division be raised to supplement the original British 1st Airborne Division. The new division consisted initially of key personnel reassigned from 1st Airborne. This included several officers who had fought in North Africa with the 1st Parachute Brigade. For example, Richard Gale had raised and commanded the 1st Parachute Brigade. James Hill had commanded 1st Parachute Battalion. Alastair Pearson had been his second-in-command. Geoffrey Pine-Coffin had been second-in-command of 2nd Battalion. The core of the new 6th Airborne Division was formed from the 3rd Parachute Brigade and 1st Air landing Brigade. Both were reassigned from 1st Airborne. Lieutenant Colonel James Hill assumed command of 3rd Parachute Brigade while he was recovering from wounds received in North Africa. At 31, Hill was one of the youngest Brigadiers in the British army. The 3rd Parachute Brigade included the 7th, 8th and 9th Parachute Battalions. Each battalion had been recruited regionally. The 7th had been formed from the Somerset Light Infantry. Many paratroopers of the 8th were from the Midlands. The 9th was formed from the 10th Holding Battalion, The Essex Regiment. Lieutenant Colonels Pine-Coffin, Pearson, and Otway were the commanders the 7th, 8th, and 9th Battalions, respectively. The 1st Air landing Brigade was renamed the 6th Air landing Brigade. It included two glider-borne, light infantry battalions: 1st Battalion the Royal Ulster Rifles (Lieutenant Colonel Jack Carson) and 2nd Battalion the Oxford shire and Buckingham shire Light Infantry (Lieutenant Colonel Michael Roberts). Later, the 12th Battalion The Devon shire Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Dick Stephens), which had been formed recently from coastal defense units, was attached to the 6th Air landing Brigade. In June 1943, the 5th Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Nigel Poett, was added. It included the 12th and 13th Parachute Battalions. The 12th Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Parker) was formed from a Yorkshire battalion, the 10th Battalion, the Green Howards. The 13th was formed from the 2nd and 4th Battalions of the South Lancaster Regiment. It was led by Lieutenant Colonel Peter Luard. Lieutenant-Colonel George Bradbrooke's 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion arrived in July 1943. Other units attached to the division included pathfinders, engineers, anti-tank, reconnaissance, medical, and signals units. In August 1943, the division was reorganized. The Canadians were attached to 3rd Parachute Brigade and the 7th Battalion was assigned to 5th Parachute Brigade. In September 1943, the 6th Airborne Division was almost at its full complement of about 8,500 men. Each parachute battalion consisted of about 650 men. The air landing battalions were slightly larger with about 750 men each. In February 1944, Parker was made second-in-command of the 6th Air landing Brigade and Lieutenant Colonel A.P. "Johnny" Johnson assumed command of the 12th Parachute Battalion. |
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