During Operation Varsity, paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Division take a ride on a Churchill Tank through Münster, Germany in March of 1945.
During Operation Varsity, paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Division take a ride on a Churchill Tank through Münster, Germany in March of 1945.
The 17th Airborne participated in its first and only airborne operation dropping alongside the British 6th Airborne Division as part of Operation Varsity. Their mission was to capture the village of Diersfordt and clear the rest of the Diersfordter Wald of any remaining German forces in order to aid the Allied ground forces in their advancement.
The “Golden Talons” of the 17th Airborne completed their mission and helped make Operation Varsity a success, but the cost of their first jump would be high with these brave paratroopers suffering a total of 1,346 casualties in five days of fighting…including 430 killed in action….Gone, but not forgotten 🇺🇸
The 746th FEAF Band recorded the only known album by a frontline band unit in the jungles of the Pacific. Stream and add/create a WW2 music playlist with these veterans’ music on your Spotify and Apple Music accounts or download a digital copy of the album for free on the band website. Your streams and downloads will help these World War II veterans earn a Best Historical Grammy nomination later this year. Streaming is free….freedom is not.🇺🇸
Digital album👉🏼 https://746thfeaf.com/music
Spotify👉🏼 https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pv6OK7a0IpNlYIe8Y4mmm?si=B51UnJJ6QHmRvFziE0Oc7w
Apple Music👉🏼 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/746-feaf/1536981458
Pandora👉🏼 https://pandora.app.link/sdbgJ2dtVqb
Deezer👉🏼 https://deezer.page.link/y4AQEsyjAYx28MnJA
YouTube Music👉🏼 https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC1N9B9ct2aXR9NnPFi1MsUw?feature=gws_kp_artist&feature=gws_kp_artist
Colorized by James Vorster 🎨
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