In February 1942, the men of the newly formed British 2nd Parachute Battalion went into action for the first time. In one of the most daring raids of the war, they seized and brought back to England ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1942, a British parachute regiment consisting of 120 men set off toward Bruneval on the northern coast of occupied France. Their mission: to ...