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Operation Manna – Glider Pilots in Greece

Operation Manna had an abrupt onset but a long genesis. It can be said to have begun on 29 September 1943, when Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent a memo to his Chiefs of Staff. It contained the germ of the … Continue reading

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Operation Dragoon – British Glider Chaos in Riviera Invasion

Gunners without guns, an LZ without defenders, impenetrable fog – the British glider assault in the invasion of the South of France went seriously awry. Operation Dragoon was the code name for the Allied invasion of the South of France … Continue reading

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