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Airborne forces beret : Major B W Fox, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Beret Manufacturers Pty Ltd
Dull cherry felt beret with black nylon band threaded through with black cotton grosgrain ribbon for adjustment, and two pairs of ventilation holes edged with buttonhole stitch. An antique silver Unit...REL33963
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A stick of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjager) exiting from a Junkers 52 (Ju52) transport ...
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A stick of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjager) exiting from a Junkers 52 (Ju52) transport aircraft near the town of Heraklion during the German airborne assault on the north coast of Crete. A second...P00090.077
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A stick of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjager) exiting from a Junkers 52 (Ju52) transport ...
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A stick of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjager) exiting from a Junkers 52 (Ju52) transport aircraft over the town of Heraklion during the German airborne assault on the north coast of Crete. The larg...P00090.074
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Barra Winga paratroopers DPR/TV/505
Film
Maker: Coleridge, Michael
After two days of determined defence in hilly scrub covered country around the enemy base of Manifold during exercise "Barra Winga", Queensland Cong forces were forced out of their base camp, which th...F03815
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[2 Battalion Parachute Regiment, British Army training jump pre-Arnhem operation]
Film
Maker: Lewis, Colman Michael
[2 Battalion Parachute Regiment, British Army training jump pre-Arnhem operation]F03357
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CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. PARATROOPERS CLIMBING POLES IN THE OBSTACLES COURSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN ...
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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. PARATROOPERS CLIMBING POLES IN THE OBSTACLES COURSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN TRAINING CENTRE (JUNGLE WARFARE).060647
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CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. PARATROOPERS CRAWLING THROUGH HOLLOW LOGS ON THE OBSTACLE COURSE AT ...
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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. PARATROOPERS CRAWLING THROUGH HOLLOW LOGS ON THE OBSTACLE COURSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN TRAINING CENTRE (JUNGLE WARFARE). THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: PRIVATE ALLEN. PRIVATE GUNN. CO...060645
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CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. PARATROOPERS DOUBLING BETWEEN OBSTACLES WHILE EXPLOSIONS GIVE A ...
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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. PARATROOPERS DOUBLING BETWEEN OBSTACLES WHILE EXPLOSIONS GIVE A REALISTIC EFFECT DURING THEIR COMPLETION OF THE OBSTACLE COURSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN TRAINING CENTRE (JUNGLE WAR...060648
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CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. VX104083 LIEUTENANT L. WHITCROFT, A PARATROOP OFFICER, CROSSING A PILE ...
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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
CANUNGRA, QLD. 1943-11-25. VX104083 LIEUTENANT L. WHITCROFT, A PARATROOP OFFICER, CROSSING A PILE OF LOGS WITH SMOKE AND EXPLOSIONS GIVING A REALISTIC EFFECT AT THE AUSTRALIAN TRAINING CENTRE (JUNGLE ...060644
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Commemorative Medal for the Czech Army Abroad : Sergeant Frantisek (Frank) Kocyan, 2nd Czechoslovak Paradesant Brigade (1944)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze commemorative medal for the Czech Army Abroad. Obverse has an openwork lindel wreath framing a sword pointing downward. The suspender ring is looped through the top hilt of the sword. A silver ...REL44197.002
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CORINTH CANAL, GREECE. 1941-04. THE CORINTH CANAL CUT THROUGH THE FLAT ISTHMUS WHICH CONNECTS THE ...
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CORINTH CANAL, GREECE. 1941-04. THE CORINTH CANAL CUT THROUGH THE FLAT ISTHMUS WHICH CONNECTS THE PELOPONNAISE WITH THE REST OF GREECE. A BRIDGE ACROSS THE CANAL, CARRYING THE ROAD AND RAILWAY WHICH P...069875
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CORINTH CANAL, GREECE. 1941-04. THE CORINTH CANAL WHICH CUTS THROUGH THE FLAT ISTHMUS CONNECTING ...
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CORINTH CANAL, GREECE. 1941-04. THE CORINTH CANAL WHICH CUTS THROUGH THE FLAT ISTHMUS CONNECTING THE PELOPONNAISE WITH THE REMAINDER OF GREECE. IT WAS ACROSS THE BRIDGE WHICH SPANS THE CANAL THAT THE ...069876
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CRAFTSWOMAN F. HANKIN, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS), WORKING IN THE SCREENED ROOM OF ...
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Maker: Lee, John
CRAFTSWOMAN F. HANKIN, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS), WORKING IN THE SCREENED ROOM OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION SECTION, 2/4 BASE WORKSHOP CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,...100397
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CRETE, 1941. DEAD GERMAN PARATROOPER. (CAPTURED FILM)
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CRETE, 1941. DEAD GERMAN PARATROOPER. (CAPTURED FILM)P00090.082
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)P00090.081
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)P00090.080
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)P00090.079
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM)P00090.078
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). A CRIPPLED ...
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). A CRIPPLED AIRCRAFT IS ABOUT TO CRASH - SEE P090/109/77.P00090.076
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). NOTE AIRCRAFT ...
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). NOTE AIRCRAFT ABOUT TO CRASH. SEE ALSO P90/109/073-075.P00090.072
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). NOTE CRASH.
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). NOTE CRASH.P00090.073
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). NOTE CRASH.
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CRETE, 1941. GERMAN PARATROOPERS PARACHUTING ONTO THE ISLAND. (CAPTURED FILM). NOTE CRASH.P00090.075
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Crete, 1941-05-20. German paratroops, part of the German airborne invasion of Crete, parachuting ...
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Crete, 1941-05-20. German paratroops, part of the German airborne invasion of Crete, parachuting onto the village of Suda. Sunken British shipping can be seen in Suda Bay and a burning Junkers JU52 is...P00433.009
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Czech Medal for Gallantry : Sergeant Frantisek (Frank) Kocyan, 2nd Czechoslovak Paradesant Brigade
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Czechoslovakian Medal for Gallantry. Obverse shows lion's head behind upturned sword. A Patriarchal cross is to the left of the lion's face. Across the tip of the sword, over the head of the lion is ...REL44197.004
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Czech Military Medal for Merit 1st Grade : Frantisek (Frank) Kocyan, 2nd Czechoslovak Paradesant Brigade
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Czechoslovakian Military Medal for Merit, 1st grade. The obverse has three soldiers' heads in helmets underneath raised lettering 'ZA ZASLUHY' [For merit]. 'CSR' in raised lettering at bottom. Reverse...REL44197.006
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Czechoslovak War Cross 1939 : Sergeant Frantisek (Frank) Kocyan, 2nd Czechoslovak Paradesant Brigade (1944)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze Czechoslovak War Cross 1939 in bronze finish and dye-struck. Obverse has a crested shield in the centre showing the Czech double-tailed rampant lion. Crossed swords point up through angles. Rev...REL44197.001
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Czech 60th anniversary medal of the end of the Second World War : Frantisec (Frank) Kocyan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Czechoslovak 60th anniversary of the end of WW2 medal. Obverse has Czechoslovakian map with a five pointed star in relief. Raisewd lettering around circumference reads '60. VYROCI UKONCENI 2. SVETOVE ...REL44197.003
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Denison Smock : Captain R G H Gulliver, School of Land Air Warfare
Heraldry
Maker: John Gordon & Co
Camouflage cotton twill paratrooper's Denison Smock (second pattern), as worn by British airborne troops. It has an Army parachutist's qualification wing on the right sleeve. The smock has a high stan...REL33759
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Dyer, Stephen W
Manuscript
Maker: Dyer, Stephen W
HISTORY HONOURS THESIS TITLED "LIKE THE LIGHTNING FROM THE SKY : AIRBORNE ASSAULT IN WORLD WAR TWO". EXAMINES FACTORS COMMON TO ALL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS AND AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF HOW PARACHUTISTS W...MSS0657
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1. Ex Duce Mussolini sees Hitler for consolation 2. US Marines storm Tarawa 3. Brisbane rodeo. (News From Home No. 72)
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1. (1 min 11 sec) A captured German film shows Mussolini meeting Hitler after being rescued from imprisonment on the Gran Sasso in Abruzzi by a German parachute unit led by Otto Skorzeny. Also shows M...F00763
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[Extracts from German newsreels: Home front and Arnhem] (Die Deutsche Wochenschau 41/42 1944 Wpr) = (The German newsreel 41/42 1944 Wpr)
Film
Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel c September 1944. German language commentary. Items covered: 1. Hitler Youth members of the Landienst (land army) learn agriculture and animal husbandry as part of a 10 year project fo...F01964
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FG 42 Paratroop Rifle
Technology
Maker: Heinrich Krieghoff
FG 42 rifle second model. Pressed metal receiver body and folding bipod painted black. The action is marked FG42, fzs and the serial number on the top near the breech. Wooden butt and fore grip with a...RELAWM35401
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FG 42 Rifle
Technology
FG 42 rifle second model. Pressed metal receiver body and folding bipod painted black. The action is marked FG 42 and the serial number on the top near the breech. The weapon has a wooden butt and for...RELAWM35402
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Gaumont British News No. 37
Film
Maker: Gaumont British News
1. Title: 'Mr Menzies has a message for America.' At the end of his first wartime visit to Britain the Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies held a press conference to say that he would use ...F01464
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Hundredth Army parachute course completed DPR/TV/673
Film
Maker: MacKenzie, Ross St
The Australian Army completed its 100th parachutist's course at the RAAF Base at Williamtown in NSW at the weekend. Since the inception of the joint Army and RAAF Parachute Training Flight at the base...F03905
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Jump: Australia's paratroops in training
Film
Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel on the joint Army and RAAF Parachute Training Wing at Williamtown, NSW. Shows some of the training apparatus used by the trainees and their first jump made from a RAAF Dakota transp...F10187
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Lee-Enfield No 5 Mk I Rifle
Technology
Lee-Enfield No 5 Mk 1 Rifle with a detachable butt. Receiver engraved No5MKIROF(F) over 9/45 R6365. The butt has an aluminium wrist and a brass turn bolt to detach it from the rifle. The foregrip has ...REL23792
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Machine gun post on perimeter defences
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
The aerodrome's only defence against surprise attacks from the air by enemy planes or paratroops, Gambut Airfield, Libya.ART21037
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Medal ribbon : Sergeant Frantisek (Frank) Kocyan, 2nd Czechoslovak Paradesant Brigade (1944)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Medal ribbon including Czech War Cross 1939; Commemorative Medal for the Battle of Dukla Pass; Czech Medal for Gallantry; Russian Order of Glory; Czech 60th Anniversary of the end of WW2 medal with me...REL44197.008
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MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-13. AN AMERICAN PARATROOPER USING A PORTABLE RADIO TELEPHONE ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-13. AN AMERICAN PARATROOPER USING A PORTABLE RADIO TELEPHONE IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING, DURING A COMBINED INVASION TRAINING EXERCISE WITH THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND THE ...054006
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MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-02. COMBINED MANOEUVRES BY THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, 6TH AUSTRALIAN ...
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MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-02. COMBINED MANOEUVRES BY THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND A UNITED STATES ARMY PARATROOP DIVISION, HELD ON THE 1943-07-13. AE...053953
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MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-13. NX8 GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL ...
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Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-13. NX8 GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS AND MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF, WITH THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF A UNITED ST...054009
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MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-13. NX8 GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL ...
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Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-13. NX8 GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS AND MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF, WITH THE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF A UNITED S...054007
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[Operation Varsity] (RAF R.136)
Film
Maker: RAF Film Production Unit
Operation Varsity was the airborne crossing the Rhine river north of the German town of Wesel by the British 6th Airborne Division. The troops were transported in RAF Horsa and Hamilcar gliders as wel...F02632
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Parachute school
Film
Produced for Airborne Command HQ USAAF. Covers the four weeks of training at a parachute school. Scenes include: practice at jumping, packing parachutes, suspended harness training, hand to hand comba...F02203
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Parachute training
Film
Maker: G B Instructional Ltd
Official British training film produced by G B Instructional Ltd for instruction of paratroopers. Shows the principles of how to leave the aircraft, control the parachute in flight and correct landing...F02286
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Parachute training in the German Army
Film
Maker: War Department
Official United States War Department film TF7-151 on the training of German paratroops. Scenes include basic course in infantry training, exercises on the ground. Manufacture of parachutes, inspectio...F02462
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Paratroopers Denison smock
Heraldry
Maker: John Gordon & Co
Camouflaged cotton gabardine paratrooper's Denison smock (second pattern), as worn by British airborne troops. The smock has a high stand collar, concealed brass zip fastening extending from neck to l...REL35939
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Paratroopers landing during a training exercise at RAAF Base (later RAAF Base Fairbairn) in ...
Photograph
Maker: Gadsby, Verdun Stroud
Paratroopers landing during a training exercise at RAAF Base (later RAAF Base Fairbairn) in Canberra.P07150.005