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16 FEB 1945 - SECOND BATTLE OF CORREGIDOR - #WWII

After powerful air and naval preparatory bombardments, XI Corps launched a coordinated airborne and amphibious invasion of the strategic rock fortress of Corregidor.

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One battalion of the 503d Parachute Regimental Combat Team jumped in on the western portion of the island, followed by an amphibious assault by 3d Battalion of the 34th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 24th Infantry Division, on San Jose beach southwest of Malinta Hill.
Another battalion of paratroopers dropped later that afternoon. The 503d PRCT and 3d Battalion, 34th RCT quickly joined forces to eliminate the main system of cave and tunnel defenses running through the Malinta Hill district. Image
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Some nice trophys left behind from the 1. Russian Tank Army.
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Some nice trophys left behind from the 1. Russian Tank Army.
Part 1

#UkraineWar #UkraineUnderAttaсk #UkrainianArmy #Russian #Russians
#UkraineWar #UkraineUnderAttaсk #UkrainianArmy #Russian #Russians
Some nice trophys left behind from the 1. Russian Tank Army.
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#UkraineWar #UkraineUnderAttaсk #UkrainianArmy #Russian #Russians
Some nice trophys left behind from the 1. Russian Tank Army.
Part 1

#UkraineWar #UkraineUnderAttaсk #UkrainianArmy #Russian #Russians

I wonder @oryxspioenkop can you stil cope?
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Russian #airborne #troops land in Ukraine's second city #Kharkiv | Mar 2
- Kharkiv, a largely Russian-speaking city near the Russian border, has a population of around 1.4 million.
24newshd.tv/02-Mar-2022/ru…
BREAKING | Russian #airborne troops land in #Kharkiv
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#Russian #paratroopers land in #Kharkiv after city is blitzed by rocket attacks | Mar 2
- No Ukrainian troops were killed in the gun battle, Kharkiv Region Police Chief Volodymyr Tymoshko told reporters on Wednesday.
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Today we celebrate the Airborne #Soldiers that love their knees in the breeze on #NationalAirborneDay.

What better way to celebrate than a history thread on U.S. #Paratroopers.

Let's Begin.
In 1940, a test platoon from @FortBenning's @29thID Regiment executes the #USArmy's first airborne training jump less than 45 days after airborne was formed.

The U.S. joined several world powers who had also developed the capability after World War I.

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In November 1942, the U.S. carried out its first major #airborne assault of World War II during the largely-amphibious invasion of North Africa, Operation Torch​.

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