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- The Rhine
- Dives Crossing
- Normandy Landing
- North-West Europe, 1944–1945
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- military unit (en)
- військова частина (uk)
- ռազմական կազմավորում (hy)
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- (en)
- Dives Crossing (en)
- Normandy Landing (en)
- North-West Europe, 1944–1945 (en)
- The Rhine (en)
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- (en)
- Battle of the Bulge (en)
- Operation Varsity (en)
- Operation Overlord (en)
- Operation Tonga (en)
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- Plaque in Varaville commemorating the battalion. The battalion's cap badge is on the top left corner (en)
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- 0001-07-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- (en)
- G.F.P. Bradbrooke, 1942–1944 (en)
- Jeff Nicklin 1944–1945 (en)
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- C Company was to secure the DZ, destroy the enemy headquarters , secure the SE corner of the DZ, destroy the radio station at Varaville, and blow the bridge over the Divette stream in Varaville. C Coy would then join the battalion at Le Mesnil cross roads.
A Company would protect the left flank of 9th Btn during their attack on the Merville Battery and then cover 9th Battalion's advance to the Le Plein feature. They would seize and hold the Le Mesnil cross roads.
B Company was to destroy the bridge over the river Dives within two hours of landing and deny the area to the enemy until ordered to withdraw to Le Mesnil cross roads. (en)
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- 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (en)
- 1er bataillon parachutiste (Canada) (fr)
- 1e Parachutistenbataljon (Canada) (nl)
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- 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (en)
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