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Posts and articles that reproduce original archive documents in full or in part. See also Veteran’s Accounts and Glider Stories.
Lt J S D Hardy, RSO of 1 Border Regiment in Operation Ladbroke
Lt J S D Hardy was Regimental Signals Officer of the 1st Battalion of the Border Regiment in Operation Ladbroke. This is his account. Lt J S D Hardy was part of the Battalion HQ team of 1 Border Regiment … Continue reading
Italian Cavalry Attack British Glider Troops on the Ponte Grande Bridge
The source was impeccable: the BBC. The news was incredible: Italian cavalry had charged British airborne troops holding the Ponte Grande bridge. In the middle of WW2, could it possibly be true? The thunder of hooves, clods of earth flying, weapons … Continue reading
Glider Pilots to Blame for Operation Ladbroke Disaster? Part 2
The CO of the glider pilots blamed their ‘limitations’ for the ‘near disaster’ of Operation Ladbroke. That was later. What did he say at the time? In Part 1 we saw how Operation Ladbroke, the glider assault that opened the invasion of … Continue reading
Unseen US document reveals impact of glider battle at Maleme
Glider troops of Germany’s airborne forces landed around Maleme Bridge in Crete in May 1941. They were decimated. The Germans decided never again to mount a major airborne assault. The Allies drew the opposite lesson, as a previously unseen American document shows. … Continue reading
Battle plans for Staffords glider troops in Operation Ladbroke in Sicily
The 2nd battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment was chosen as the leading glider assault troops for Operation Ladbroke, the opening move of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. These are the orders they were given just days before the battle. … Continue reading
German predictions for Operation Ladbroke & airborne landings in Sicily
German General Kurt Student’s June 1943 report reproduced in full. One month before Operation Ladbroke, the opening glider assault in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, the leader of Germany’s airborne forces produced an intelligence report. It predicted with startling … Continue reading