History of the 151/156 Battalion The Parachute Regiment
This page is under construction and expected to be live in summer 2020. The aim is to give a detailed account of the battalion from it’s formation in India in 1941 to its ultimate destruction in the woods and streets of Oosterbeek, Holland in 1944.
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Col John Waddy’s topi flash (image courtesy of John O’Reilly)
Background image 156 soldiers in 1943 (courtesy of Alastair Hill)