| 11. | The Airborne Forces of the British Army consists of the parachute troops and glider-borne troops of all arms of service.
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| 12. | Japanese airborne units suffered heavy casualties during the Dutch East Indies campaign, and were rarely used as parachute troops afterward.
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| 13. | Following the German airborne assault on 20 May, the 2 / 7th became heavily engaged fighting German parachute troops around Canea.
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| 14. | Further field testing convinced Student that a vehicle was needed to deliver the heavy weapons for the lightly armed parachute troops.
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| 15. | On 11 July, Patton ordered his reserve parachute troops from the U . S . 1st Infantry Division's bridgehead at Gela.
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| 16. | When the fighting broke out following the arrival of German parachute troops on 20 May, the regiment was transported to Maleme airfield.
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| 17. | Although tasked primarily with training parachute troops, it was also directed to investigate the use of gliders to transport troops into battle.
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| 18. | In September 1943 he landed on Corsica as part of a parachute troop, and took part in the liberation of the island.
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| 19. | But after mediators flew Saturday to Yamoussoukro, arriving at a small airport bristling with heavily armed French parachute troops, delays crept in.
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| 20. | By then a first lieutenant ( " Oberleutnant " ), he volunteered to join the Luftwaffe's parachute troops, the battle of H�rtgenwald.
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