# 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

> Airborne infantry division of the British Army during WWII

**Wikidata**: [Q161891](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161891)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/1st-airborne-division-united-kingdom


## References

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3. [Operation Varsity - The Rhine Crossing.](http://www.army.mod.uk/para/history/rhine.htm)
4. [His Honour D A 'Tommy' Grant. The Daily Telegraph. 2000](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1354357/His-Honour-D-A-Tommy-Grant.html)
5. Wings Of War – Airborne Warfare 1918–1945. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005
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