The soldiers of C (Bruneval) Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment toured the battlefield of Operation BITING, the first successful British airborne operation. The February 1942 operation saw soldiers parachute in to assault a German radar station at Bruneval, near Le Havre. The paratroopers captured radar equipment and technicians, before being picked up by the Royal Navy. The raid enabled radar countermeasures to be developed and was a massive morale boost, showing that Britain could s

Taking decisive action - airborne gunners of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery plan and execute the final attack on a leadership cadre, putting into practise what they have learnt. | 16 Air Assault Brigade