John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support, took initiatives worthy of an officer and comported ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

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 ...

Sandy Cortmann, from Aberdeen, paid tribute to his former comrade, Private Gordon Matthews of the Parachute Regiment, following a memorial service at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery on Sunday.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...