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The 1st Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was formed in late 1941 during the Second World War, after the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, demanded an airborne force, & was initially under command of Major-General Frederick A. M. Browning. The division was one of two airborne divisions raised by the British Army during the war, with the other being the 6th Airborne Division, created in May 1943, using former units of the 1st Airborne Division. The division's first two missionsOperation Biting, a parachute landing in France, & Operation Freshman, a glider mission in Norwaywere both raids. Part of the division was sent to North Africa at the end of 1942, where it fought in the Tunisian Campaign, & when the Allies invaded Sicily in July 1943, the division undertook two brigade sized landings. The first, Operation Ladbroke, carried out by glider infantry of the 1st Airlanding Brigade & the second, Operation Fustian, by the 1st Parachute Brigade, were far from completely successful. The 1st Airborne Division then took part in a mostly diversionary amphibious landing, codenamed Operation Slapstick, as part of the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943. in December, most of the 1st Airborne Division (minus the 2nd Parachute Brigade) returned to England, & began training & preparing for the Allied invasion of Normandy. It was not involved in the Normandy landings in June 1944, being held in reserve. in September 1944 the 1st Airborne took part in Operation Market Garden. The division, with the Polish 1st Parachute Brigade temporarily attached, landed 60 miles (97 km) behind German lines, to capture crossings on the River Rhine, & fought in the Battle of Arnhem. After failing to achieve its objectives, the division was surrounded & took very heavy casualties, but held out for nine days before the survivors were evacuated. The remnants of the 1st Airborne Division was returned to England soon after. The division never fully recovered from their losses at Arnhem & the 4th Parachute Brigade was disbanded. Just after the end of the war in Europe, the depleted formation took part in Operation Doomsday in Norway in May 1945. They were tasked with the disarmament & repatriation of the German occupation army. The 1st Airborne Division then returned to England & was disbanded in November 1945. This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of & more. It feels soft & lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It's comfortable & flattering for all. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton (Heather colors contain polyester) Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²) Pre-shrunk fabric Side-seamed construction Shoulder-to-shoulder taping Blank product sourced from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US British 1st Airborne Division Unisex T-Shirt
