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- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) abstract "The 10th (Sussex) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The battalion was raised around volunteers from the Royal Sussex Regiment at Kibrit in the Middle East. Assigned to the 4th Parachute Brigade, they joined the 1st Airborne Division in Tunisia. The battalion fought their first action in Operation Slapstick part of the Allied invasion of Italy. They were then withdrawn to England at the end of 1943. Being held in reserve during the Normandy landings, their second action was in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.The battalion landed on the second day of the Battle of Arnhem and unable to reach their assigned objective, it was gradually destroyed over two days of fighting. The surviving men managed to withdraw into the divisional position at Oosterbeek. After holding a position in the perimeter, the handful of men left were evacuated south of the River Rhine. The battalion never recovered from the heavy casualties, sustained during the battle and was disbanded. The surviving men being posted to the battalions of the 1st Parachute Brigade.When the Territorial Army was reformed after the war in 1947. A new 10th Battalion was raised. It was part of the reserve 44th Parachute Brigade in the 16th Airborne Division. However as a result of defence cuts the battalion was eventually amalgamated with the 4th Battalion.".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) activeYearsEndYear "1944".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) activeYearsStartYear "1942".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) commandStructure 4th_Parachute_Brigade_(United_Kingdom).
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbol "130px".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) militaryBranch British_Army.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) militaryUnitSize "Battalion".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) motto "(Latin for "Ready for Anything")".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) motto "Utrinque Paratus".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) notableCommander Lieutenant_colonel.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) role "Airborne forces".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) thumbnail Parachute_Regiment_cap_badge.jpg?width=300.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) type Infantry.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) wikiPageID "31989411".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) wikiPageRevisionID "602206323".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) branch British_Army.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) caption "Cap badge of the Parachute Regiment".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) commandStructure "4".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) country "United Kingdom".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) dates "1942".
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- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbol "130".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) identificationSymbolLabel "The emblem of the Second World war British Airborne Forces, Bellerophon riding the flying horse Pegasus".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) motto "Utrinque Paratus".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) nickname "Red Devils".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) notableCommanders "Died of wounds October 1944".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) notableCommanders "Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth B. I. Smyth".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) role Airborne_forces.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) size Battalion.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) type Infantry.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) unitName "10".
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- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) comment "The 10th (Sussex) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The battalion was raised around volunteers from the Royal Sussex Regiment at Kibrit in the Middle East. Assigned to the 4th Parachute Brigade, they joined the 1st Airborne Division in Tunisia. The battalion fought their first action in Operation Slapstick part of the Allied invasion of Italy.".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) label "10th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom)".
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- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) wasDerivedFrom 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom)?oldid=602206323.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) depiction Parachute_Regiment_cap_badge.jpg.
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) isPrimaryTopicOf 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom).
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) name "10th (Sussex) Parachute Battalion".
- 10th_Parachute_Battalion_(United_Kingdom) nick "Red Devils".