Tag: Brigadier James Hill

3rd Parachute Brigade HQ Ceremony – Le Mesnil – 6th June 2019

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

23 year-old Lt George Frederick Peters, 9th Parachute Battalion, was killed in action on D-Day during a ‘friendly bombing’ incident.