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- 1971 Dec 7 - 1972 Feb 15 (Creation)
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Article by Dunbar relating to his experiences as an Officer of 8 Bn (Midland Counties) The Parachute Regt in Normandy, France, during operation OVERLORD, Jun-Sep 1944; in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge, Dec 1944-Feb 1945; in Germany during operation VARSITY for the crossing of the Rhine, Mar-May 1945, and in Palestine, 1945-1948, including peacekeeping duties in Tel Aviv, Qastina and Haifa, and disbandment of 6 Airborne Div (written for a proposed history of the Parachute Regt by Maj Gen Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley). With associated correspondence between Dunbar and Brig George Robert Flood, Col George Hewetson and Col Philip Charles Evan Belson, former officers of 8 Bn, and Farrer-Hockley, relating to Dunbar's article. 1 file
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