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The Extraordinary Survival of Lieutenant Dougie Martin, 9th Parachute Battalion

Lieutenant Douglas Martin was the 9th Parachute Battalion’s liaison officer with 3 Parachute Brigade. In February 1944 he married Eileen

There is a photograph that many people with an interest in the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy will be very

It was my privilege to meet and become a friend of Army Commando, Stan Scott. That friendship (and his extraordinary

The northern flank of the 6th Airborne Division’s perimeter was deliberately situated on the vital Breville Ridge which overlooked the

One here from a good few years ago. Harold ‘Johnnie’ Walker of 12 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, 9th Parachute Battalion. Harold

In the introductory video on the ‘ABOUT’ page, in one scene I can be seen sitting at a Calvary Cross.

Neil Barber travels out to Normandy to do some filming for Paul Woodadge’s forthcoming WW2tv venture.