On June 6, 1944, 22-year-old Victor Nelson was the eighth paratrooper to jump in the blackness covering the coastline of ...

World War II hero Harry 'Tosh' Monks spent D-Day being peppered by German fire on top of a tree - now his medals are expected ...

On landing, the priority was to check the ... Mr Arthur describes going through a wood with the bodies of paratroopers hanging from the trees and on the ground. “You wanted to help them, but ...

With the high winds scattering loose snow, the ground may be exposed, meaning paratroopers would be landing on frozen mud, with dead plants and trees poking out. Paratroopers are a key assault ...

Every tree tells a story, but some are beyond eloquent, holding memories, embodying belief, marking sorrow. We hold trees in our imagination, where they grow in strange, wonderful ways in forests ...

Jovon Propst, Spartan Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, achieved on October 9, 2024, when he made the jump, earning the prestigious title of centurion paratrooper. "I get asked all the ...

In stark contrast to the neighbouring famed 'Invisible House,' which is covered in mirror panels, the one story, horizontal modern wood Landing House with a camouflaged front door entrance, was ...

Marri Trees a Lifeline for Many Native Bee Species in Biodiversity Hotspot Oct. 23, 2024 — New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native ...

Soldiers of the 79th separate airborne assault brigade in Kurakhove direction destroyed an armored column with a landing force of Russian occupiers ... "On Kurakhove direction, paratroopers destroyed ...

During the Allied invasion of Europe, Walter Perkowski led a patrol of fellow paratroopers in southern France against German troops. Perkowski fatally shot two of the combatants, his military ...