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- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion abstract "The 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.Formed by the conversion of the 13th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment to parachute duties, the battalion was assigned to the 3rd Parachute Brigade in the 6th Airborne Division.The battalion fought in the Normandy invasion, and the break out to the River Seine. Withdrawn to England in September 1944, the German winter offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge saw the battalion return to the continent. Their final mission during the war, was the River Rhine crossing, followed by the advance to the Baltic.After the war the battalion was sent to Palestine with the 6th Airborne Division until January 1948, when it was amalgamated with the 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion to form the 8th/9th Parachute Battalion.".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion activeYearsEndYear "1947".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion activeYearsStartYear "1942".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion commandStructure 3rd_Parachute_Brigade_(United_Kingdom).
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion identificationSymbol "200px".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion militaryBranch British_Army.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion militaryUnitSize "Battalion".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion motto "(Latin "Ready for Anything")".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion motto "Utrinque Paratus".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommander Alastair_Pearson.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommander John_Hackett_(British_Army_officer).
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommander Military_Cross.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion role "Airborne forces".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion thumbnail Parachute_Regiment_cap_badge.jpg?width=300.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Infantry.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion wikiPageID "31766123".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion wikiPageRevisionID "603574888".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion branch British_Army.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion caption "Cap badge of the Parachute Regiment".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion commandStructure "3".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion country "United Kingdom".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion dates "1942".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion hasPhotoCollection 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion identificationSymbol "200".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion identificationSymbolLabel "The emblem of the Second World war British Airborne Forces, Bellerophon riding the flying horse Pegasus".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion motto "Utrinque Paratus".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion nickname "Red Devils".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommanders Alastair_Pearson.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommanders Distinguished_Service_Order.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommanders Military_Cross.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion notableCommanders "John Hackett DSO".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion role Airborne_forces.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion size Battalion.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Infantry.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion unitName "8".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion subject Category:1942_establishments_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion subject Category:1947_disestablishments_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion subject Category:Airborne_units_and_formations_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion subject Category:British_Parachute_Regiment_Battalions.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1947.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1942.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Agent.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type MilitaryUnit.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Organisation.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Organization.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Agent.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type SocialPerson.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion type Thing.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion comment "The 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.Formed by the conversion of the 13th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment to parachute duties, the battalion was assigned to the 3rd Parachute Brigade in the 6th Airborne Division.The battalion fought in the Normandy invasion, and the break out to the River Seine.".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion label "8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion sameAs m.0gtwrzh.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion sameAs Q4645287.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion sameAs Q4645287.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion wasDerivedFrom 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion?oldid=603574888.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion depiction Parachute_Regiment_cap_badge.jpg.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion isPrimaryTopicOf 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion.
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion name "8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion".
- 8th_(Midlands)_Parachute_Battalion nick "Red Devils".