Ardennes 6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)



in england brigade went period of recruitment , training, concentrating on house house street fighting in bombed areas of southampton , birmingham. training programme culminated in exercise eve, assault on river thames, intended simulate river rhine in germany.


by december brigade preparing christmas leave, when news of german offensive in ardennes broke. part of first allied airborne army, 6th airborne division available component of strategic reserve allied forces in northwest europe. other 2 divisions available in reserve, american 82nd , 101st airborne, @ rheims in northern france, , 6th airborne sent sea belgium assist defence. 29 german , 33 allied divisions involved, battle of bulge largest single battle on western front during war. on christmas day division moved take position in front of spearhead of german advance; boxing day had reached allocated places in defensive line between dinant , namur. 3rd parachute brigade on left, 5th parachute brigade on right, , airlanding brigade in reserve. on next days german advance halted , forced back, until @ end of january 1945, brigade crossed netherlands. here division made responsible area along river maas, between venlo , roermond. brigade carried out patrols, on both sides of river, against opponents 7th parachute division. near end of february division returned england prepare airborne mission, cross river rhine germany.








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