The 10th Parachute Battalion of the Parachute Regiment would jump into the cauldron of battle at Arnhem on the 18th September 1944. From there most of the men would become prisoners and a mere ...

Floating down under a parachute onto Ginkel Heath near Arnhem in the Netherlands on Saturday, 97-year-old veteran Sandy Cortmann thought to himself: “It’s nice not to be shot at this time ...

Prince Charles was criticised by Parachute Regiment veterans last night after snubbing this weekend’s 65th anniversary events marking the Battle of Arnhem. As Colonel-in-Chief, Charles was ...

Arnhem, Parachute Regiment, British Army 20 September 2019 4:12pm BST Gift this article free Copy link. twitter. facebook. whatsapp. email. Former paratrooper Sandy Cortmann, from Aberdeen, makes ...

Hostilities had ended in North Africa by the time he arrived, but preparations and training were already underway for the Regiment's next action. The 1st Parachute Brigade (1st, 2nd, and 3rd ...

Arnhem hero dies aged 98: Parachute veteran was shot and captured in the 1944 battle then escaped prison camp, discovered secret German weapons test and survived to jump again three years ago ...

Battalion Parachute Regiment pay his respects to fallen comrades (EPA) Operation Market Garden was intended to inflict a decisive blow on the Germans, ending the war by Christmas 1944.

A WORLD War Two hero who parachuted into Arnhem has died of coronavirus after testing positive for the killer bug on VE Day. Pete Watkins, 97, died in Beechcroft Care Home in West Hallam, Derbs, ju… ...

THE Parachute Regiment is considered to be the one the world’s elite military units and it has served in all of Britain’s recent armed conflicts. As a new TV series The Paras: Men of War lifts ...

Some 1,500 people, including a 97-year-old veteran, took part in the commemorative parachute jump A mass parachute drop has taken place in the Netherlands to mark the 75th anniversary of Operation ...