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"These paratroops and airborne troops were told to 'infest' the area round Ranville when they landed and were given two key jobs - to put out of action a major coastal battery from which the subsequent invasion forces could have been shelled, and to keep intact two bridges, one over a river and one over a canal.

In addition to the operational parachute landing of IDF paratroops onto Polish soil, troops also drilled an exercise that included shooting and fighting in a variety of settings, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.

RIA news agency quoted Russian Major-General Alexei Ragozin as saying the paratroops had been handed back after "very difficult" negotiations.

After this, it was action unlimited, with Finchhaven (remember the famous Nazdab drop of a complete regiment of paratroops, bypassing a large contingent of Jap troops?), Hollandia, and Leyte receiving the full benefits of the 317th.

Born on June 9, 1959 in the southern village of Kfar Achim, Gantz joined the army as a conscript in 1977, completing the tough selection course for the paratroops.

The total number of men in the initial drop was more than 16,500 paratroops and 3,500 troops in gliders.

Time Topic At dawn (Raid of the Cedars) race organized by Lebanese Army Special Forces (Paratroops) under the patronage of Lebanese Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji.

It has a capacity of 37 tons (120 fully equipped troops or paratroops, up to 66 stretchers accompanied by 10 medical personnel, two helicopters).

The second drill was held by the Paratroops Brigade in the north and simulated various combat scenarios against Syria and Hizbullah.

As part of the 'Operation Titanic' many Ruperts were dropped in four locations over Normandy at the same time thousands of Allied paratroops landed elsewhere on the night of June 5, 1944.

BRITISH paratroops - the "Red Devils" - landed in Jordan in response to a request for aid from King Hussein.

Major Lewis said the soldiers under his command were the finest generation of paratroops in the history of the Parachute regiment.

THE deaths of 10 French paratroops in a battle with the Taliban will not shake the country's commitment to the war in Afghanistan, President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted yesterday.

Some 100 rescuers from the navy and paratroops along with fishermen continued to search for the missing boat racers from Friday night until the bodies were recovered Sunday.