British 6th Airborne Division

"Red Devils"

British 6th Airborne Division

"Red Devils"

British 6th Airborne Division


Date City Region Country
June 6, 1944 Colombelles Calvados France
June 10, 1944 Ranville Calvados France
Aug. 11, 1944 Bavent Calvados France
Aug. 20, 1944 Troarn Calvados France
Aug. 24, 1944 Annebault Calvados France
Aug. 27, 1944 Boulleville Eure France
Sept. 8, 1944 'Pont-l''Évêque' Calvados France
Dec. 27, 1944 Florennes Namur Belgium
Dec. 29, 1944 Mettet Namur Belgium
Jan. 1, 1945 Dinant Namur Belgium
Jan. 6, 1945 Rochefort Namur Belgium
Jan. 14, 1945 Nassogne Luxembourg Belgium
Jan. 24, 1945 Heythuysen Limburg Netherlands
Feb. 22, 1945 De Vorst Limburg Netherlands
March 24, 1945 Hamminkeln North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 28, 1945 Raesfeld North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 29, 1945 Reken North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 30, 1945 Coesfeld North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 31, 1945 Greven North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 2, 1945 Ladbergen North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 3, 1945 Hasbergen Lower Saxony Germany
April 4, 1945 Osnabrück Lower Saxony Germany
April 5, 1945 Minden North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 8, 1945 Hagenburg Lower Saxony Germany
April 11, 1945 Wedemark Lower Saxony Germany
April 17, 1945 Wrestedt Lower Saxony Germany
April 18, 1945 Oetzen Lower Saxony Germany
May 1, 1945 Büchen Schleswig-Holstein Germany
May 2, 1945 Schwerin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
May 4, 1945 Dorf Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany

Commanding General:

June 15, 1943: Maj.-Gen. Richard Gale
Dec. 20, 1944: Maj.-Gen. Eric Bols

Total Units: 362
Total Locations: 6922
Total Commanders: 1863