#Paratroopers

All American Division

82ndABNDiv

Only three more days until National Airborne Day on Sunday. Today we want to showcase a few of the items used by @18airbornecorps #Paratroopers during WWII on display in the

3 PARA

3PARA

A thread on behaviour, perceptions & reputation for UK Defence Commentators & paratroopers (serving & retired):This weekend, a Twitter user whose handle suggests they’re a serving or retired paratrooper, failed

LTC Scotty Autin

37thBEB_CDR

Eagle Battalion Paratroopers! Looking for something to do this Friday of the 4 day?I’ll host a @FtBraggNC Urban Orienteering competition here on Twitter. Social Distancing rules apply/ Individual activityEagle Paratrooper

Kamil Galeev

kamilkazani

How is the war in Ukraine going? Today they confirmed the death of Russian General Major Suhovetsky. He's unsurprisingly a paratrooper. So let's discuss the role of paratroopers in Russian

Band_of_Brothers_101st

EasyCompany506t

Corporal Dewitt "Alabama" Lowrey was born April 22, 1922, near Atmore, Alabama, and grew up on the family farm. Lowrey served in Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

1 of 30: The Polish Airborne in WWII 2 of 30:We’ve studied the incredible valor of our Polish Airborne brothers in Market Garden. Let’s take a closer look at the

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

1 of 20:Today we’ve described the airborne insertion of Market Garden from the perspective of the American and British paratroopers. #MarketGarden76 #OTD 2 of 20:But what of the view from

Adam Berry

Agrbez

Annoyingly, I'm 3 days late of the anniversary with this one but better late than never. Around 2011 I was contacted by a man in Ashby-De-La-Zouch in Leicestershire. I live

U.S. Army Pacific

USARPAC

1 of 23 Episode 9We’ll continue with Gen. MacArthur’s pledge to recapture the Philippines while covering Corregidor; the Raid on Cabanatuan, and recognizing the support of the Philippines Army and

Mathias

bucephalus424

78 years ago today these two men, Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, assassinated the Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Their story is one of the most daring, tragic, and

TheParachuteRegiment

TheParachuteReg

This week, we’re celebrating the lives of black Paratroopers who helped earn The Parachute Regiments reputation through their actions.Sgt Sidney Cornell was one of only a handful of black men

There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden.

TimothyS

“May 21, 1 pm, was a very critical point,” Lee Jae-eui, an activist and writer who witnessed the massacre in front of Gwangju’s provincial capitol building, told us as he

Evan Hill

evanhill

Our latest visual investigation: New evidence of war crimes obtained by The Times, including previously unpublished CCTV videos, shows how Russian paratroopers executed 8 captured Ukrainian volunteer fighters in Bucha

Adam Berry

Agrbez

Here's a little favourite of mine. Captain Alfred W "Irish" Ireland was the Regimental S-1 of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and a member of the Regiment from the start.

Terry

MarksmanMarine

1) HIS LONGEST DAY! Remembering "Bing" of Loughborough, England, a four-legged hero who jumped over Normandy on D-Day. During WWII, this Alsatian-collie cross served his country with the 13th

Wesley Morgan

wesleysmorgan

“The problem is not simply the overuse of [SOF], but also the misuse of different special operations elements. The ‘all hands on deck’ approach...has created an environment in which various