http://17thab.heavenforum.com/feed/? Latest topics Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:55:23 GMT 10 http://7.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/1266/126654987a173500735464337c8136ecb9c1543.jpg http://17thab.heavenforum.com/feed/? http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/realism-history-t8.htm Buck [17th AB] This will hopefully soon be filled with memorable moments from the 17th Airborne. Unit History Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:55:23 GMT http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/realism-history-t8.htm#8 http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/realism-history-t8.htm http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/operation-varsity-the-airborne-assault-on-the-rhine-t7.htm Buck [17th AB] In early February 1945, the tide of battle was such as to enable an accurate estimate as to when and where the 2nd British Army would be ready to force a crossing of the Rhine River. It was determined that the crossing would be in conjunction with an airborne operation by XVIII Airborne Corps. The sector selected for the assault was in the vicinity of Wesel, just north of the Ruhr, for 24 March 1945. Operation Varsity would be the last full scale airborne drop of World War II and the assignment ... Unit History Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:54:11 GMT http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/operation-varsity-the-airborne-assault-on-the-rhine-t7.htm#7 http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/operation-varsity-the-airborne-assault-on-the-rhine-t7.htm http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/battle-of-the-bulge-the-ardennes-offensive-t6.htm Buck [17th AB] From 23 to 25 December, elements of the Division were flown to the Reims area in France in spectacular night flights. These elements closed in at Mourmelon. After taking over the defense of the Meuse River sector from Givet to Verdun, 25 December, the 17th moved to Neufchateau, Belgium, then marched through the snow to Morhet, relieving the 28th Infantry Division, 3 January 1945. The Division entered the Ardennes campaign, 4 to 9 January, at the Battle of Dead Man's Ridge. It captured several ... Unit History Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:53:25 GMT http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/battle-of-the-bulge-the-ardennes-offensive-t6.htm#6 http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/battle-of-the-bulge-the-ardennes-offensive-t6.htm http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/early-history-t5.htm Buck [17th AB] The 17th "Thunder from Heaven" Airborne Division was activated at Camp Mackall on April 15, 1943 under the command of General William M Miley. (pictured left) The core units of the newly formed division were the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the 193rd and 194th Glider Infantry Regiments (GIR). After the Normandy invasion the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment was permanently attached to the division which was stationed in the United Kingdom from 25 August to 23 December ... Unit History Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:52:50 GMT http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/early-history-t5.htm#5 http://17thab.heavenforum.com/unit-history-f9/early-history-t5.htm