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- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) abstract "The 6th Airborne Division, was an airborne forces division of the British Army. It was formed in 1943, and despite its name, was only the second of two airborne divisions raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The division's first mission was, Operation Tonga in June 1944, part of the Normandy landings, where it was responsible for securing the left flank of the Allied invasion Operation Overlord. The division remained in Normandy for three months before being withdrawn in September. While still recruiting and reforming in England, it was mobilised again and sent to Belgium in December 1944, to help counter the surprise German offensive in the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge. Their final airborne mission was followed in March 1945, Operation Varsity, the second Allied airborne assault over the River Rhine.After the war the division was identified as the Imperial Strategic Reserve, and moved to the Middle East. Initially sent to Palestine for parachute training, the division became involved in an internal security role. In Palestine, the division went through several changes in formation, and had been reduced in size to only two parachute brigades by the time it was disbanded in 1948.".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) activeYearsEndYear "1948".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) activeYearsStartYear "1943".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle 6th_Airborne_Division_advance_to_the_River_Seine.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle 6th_Airborne_Division_in_Palestine.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Battle_of_Br%C3%A9ville.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Battle_of_Merville_Gun_Battery.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Operation_Deadstick.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Operation_Mallard.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Operation_Tonga.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle Operation_Varsity.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battle World_War_II.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) country United_Kingdom.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbol "center".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) militaryBranch British_Army.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) militaryUnitSize "Division".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) motto "Go To It".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) notableCommander Richard_Gale_(British_Army_officer).
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) role "Airborne Forces".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) thumbnail 2nd_Ox_and_Bucks.jpg?width=300.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type Infantry.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) wikiPageID "457343".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) wikiPageRevisionID "596713217".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles 6th_Airborne_Division_advance_to_the_River_Seine.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles Battle_of_Br%C3%A9ville.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles Battle_of_Merville_Gun_Battery.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles Operation_Mallard.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles Operation_Tonga.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles Operation_Varsity.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles "Mandate Palestine".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles "Operation Deadstick".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) battles "World War II".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) branch British_Army.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) caption "Men of the division in Normandy 1944".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) country United_Kingdom.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) dates "1943".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) hasPhotoCollection 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom).
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbol File:UK_6th_Airborne_Division_Patch.svg.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbolLabel "British".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbolLabel "Emblem".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbolLabel "airborne".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbolLabel "forces".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbolLabel "of the".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) motto "Go To It".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) nickname "Red Devils ref|The 1st Parachute Brigade had been called the "Rote Teufel" or "Red Devils" by the German troops they had fought in North Africa. The title was officially confirmed by General Harold Alexander and henceforth applied to all British airborne troops.|group=nb".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) notableCommanders Richard_Gale_(British_Army_officer).
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) role Airborne_forces.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) size Division_(military).
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type Infantry.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) unitName "6".
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- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) subject Category:1943_establishments_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) subject Category:1948_disestablishments_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) subject Category:Airborne_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) subject Category:Airborne_units_and_formations_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1948.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1943.
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- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type Organisation.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type Organization.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type Organization.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type Troop_MilitaryUnit.
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- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) type SocialPerson.
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- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) comment "The 6th Airborne Division, was an airborne forces division of the British Army. It was formed in 1943, and despite its name, was only the second of two airborne divisions raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The division's first mission was, Operation Tonga in June 1944, part of the Normandy landings, where it was responsible for securing the left flank of the Allied invasion Operation Overlord.".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) label "6.ª División Aerotransportada (Reino Unido)".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) label "6e Luchtlandingsdivisie".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) label "6e division aéroportée (Royaume-Uni)".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) label "6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) label "6th Airborne Division".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) label "6th Airborne Division".
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- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) wasDerivedFrom 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom)?oldid=596713217.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) depiction 2nd_Ox_and_Bucks.jpg.
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) isPrimaryTopicOf 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom).
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) name "6th Airborne Division".
- 6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) nick "Red Devils ref|The 1st Parachute Brigade had been called the "Rote Teufel" or "Red Devils" by the German troops they had fought in North Africa. The title was officially confirmed by General Harold Alexander and henceforth applied to all British airborne troops.|group=nb".