Paratroopers of the British 6th Airborne Division roll past a worse-for-wear Horsa Glider. The ability of the Horsa's to deliver jeeps and even field-guns to a landing zone greatly enhanced the power of the mostly Infantry Allied Airborne Divisions. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

British 6th Airborne Division

British Infantry move across a bridge to reinforce the East side of the Orne Canal, during D-Day. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

Orne Canal

Brigadier Poett talking with Field Marshal Montgomery during the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945. Left to right: Major-General Eric Bols (CO 6th Airborne Division), Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Brigadiers Edward Flavell (6th Airlanding Brigade), James Hill (3rd Parachute Brigade), Nigel Poett, and Lieutenant-Colonel Napier Crookenden (CO 9th Parachute Battalion).(rudeerude)