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The 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade was a parachute infantry brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West under the command of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, created in September 1941 during the Second World War and based in Scotland.
Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski CBE (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf sɔsaˈbɔfskʲi]; 8 May 1892 – 25 September 1967) was a Polish general in World War II. [1] He fought in the Polish Campaign of 1939 and at the Battle of Arnhem (Netherlands), as a part of Operation Market Garden, in 1944 as commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.
The 4th Brigade became the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade on 9 October 1941. [1] 3rd, 5th and 7th Brigades formed the Training Brigade on 6 December 1941. [1] The 1st Tank Regiment (1 Pułk Czołgów), was created in October 1940. On 1 September 1941, it was renamed the 16th Independent Armoured Brigade. On 25 February 1942 the brigade was ...
Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, Brigadier-General Stanisław Sosabowski (arrived September 21st) 1st Parachute Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel M. Tonn 2nd Parachute Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel W. Ploszewski
The 1st Parachute Brigade, or the Red Devils, was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. As its name indicates, the unit was the first parachute infantry brigade formation in the British Army.
The General Stanisław Sosabowski Monument [a] is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located at the Disabled People Square, near Wojska Polskiego Avenue.It is dedicated to Stanisław Sosabowski, general and leader of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade of the Polish Armed Forces during the Second World War.
An emotional service was held to bless the new memorial which has been created on the site of the HQ 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Officers’ Mess in Aldershot, which was targeted on ...
However, small isolated units managed to hold out until reinforced by the Pathfinders of the 21st Independent Parachute Company. [39] On 22 September the bulk of the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade were dropped south of the river. This drew off some of the Germans from around the divisional perimeter to confront the new threat.