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Operation Varsity


Thumbnail for AMERICAN_PARATROOPER_CAUGHT_IN_A_TREE_(Operation_Varsity).jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftAmerican Paratrooper Caught in a Tree
Thumbnail for GLIDER_TROOPS_AFTER_LANDING_NEAR_WESEL_(Operation_Varsity).jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftGlider Troops After Landing Near Wesel - Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for 1280px-C-47s_and_CG-4s_for_Op_Varsity_1945.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftC-47 transports and CG-4A gliders line up for Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for C-47_transport_planes_release_hundreds_of_paratroops.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftC-47 Transport planes release hundreds of paratroopers and their supplies over the Rees-Wesel area east of the Rhine - Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for Bursts_of_German_anti-aircraft_fire_fill_the_sky_above_Wesel.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftBursts of German anti-aircraft fire fill the sky above Wesel, Germany during Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for 800px-Royal_Air_Force-_Fighter_Command,_No._38_(airborne_Forces)_Group_RAF._CL2231.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftRoyal Air Force Fighter Command, No. 38 (Airborne Forces) RAF during Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for Douglas_Dakotas_fly_in_formation_over_Wavre,_Belgium.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftDouglas Dakotas fly over Wavre, Belgium, heading for drop zones east of the Rhine River during Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for 1280px-32d_Troop_Carrier_Squadron_Douglas_C-47A-15-DK_Skytrain_42-92862_1945.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraft32d Troop Carrier Squadron Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain taking off from Poix Airfield during Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for The_Allied_Campaign_in_North-west_Europe,_6_June_1944_-_7_May_1945_BU2308.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftBritish soldiers cross the River Ussel after landing during Operation Varsity
Thumbnail for 1280px-VarsityDropZones.svg.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftOperation Varsity Drop Zones
Thumbnail for Winged_Cargo_Inc._Douglas_C-47_takes_off_while_towing_a_Waco_CG-4A_glider.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftDouglas C-47 Takes off while towing a CG4-A glider
Thumbnail for 800px-Winston_Churchill_steps_ashore_from_an_American_assault_landing_craft_onto_the_east_bank_of_the_River_Rhine,_near_Wesel,_25_March_1945._BU2249.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftWinston Churchill steps ashore from an American assault landing craft onto the east bank of the Rhine River, March 25, 1945
Thumbnail for 17th_Airborne_Division.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraft17th Airborne Division Patch
Thumbnail for 466th_prep_opvarsity.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftMembers of the 466th PFAB prepare for Operation Varsity