At the same time the 4th Special Service Brigade was attached to the 6th Airborne Division, which gave them the ability to rotate one brigade at a time out of the front line to allow them to rest. An ability to cover long distances at speed was expected; airborne platoons were required to cover a distance of 50 miles (80km) in 24 hours, and battalions 32 miles (51km). Sergeant Michael Willets was awarded a posthumous George Cross for outstanding gallantry during the first tour.

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With the capture of Breville the division was not attacked in force again, apart from an almost continuous artillery bombardment between 18 and 20 June. During operations the artillery support available to the brigade would also include a battery of howitzers from the 53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment, although it was not part of the brigade. Early the following day the curfew was broken by large crowds gathering to loot and burn buildings, so the remainder of the brigade was deployed to the city under the codename Operation Bellicose.The 8th Parachute Battalion, landing on DZ-K along with the brigade headquarters, was tasked with destroying the bridges over the River Dives at Bures and Troarn. Training was therefore designed to encourage a spirit of self-discipline, self-reliance and aggressiveness, with emphasis given to physical fitness, marksmanship and fieldcraft. Since landing on 6 June, the division's casualties were 4,457, of which 821 were killed, 2,709 wounded and 927 missing. Rishi Sunak and US Vice President Kamala Harris meet and agree on Israel's right to defend itself - and vow.

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When the 1st Airborne Division left England for operations in the Mediterranean, the 3rd Parachute Brigade remained behind, and was assigned as the first unit of the newly raised 6th Airborne Division. My message to the Army is clear: our licence to operate is founded on trust and confidence and we must hold ourselves to the highest standards. In 2018, over 80 members of 3 PARA were sent to Afghanistan as part of the Resolute Support Mission, to protect military and civilian advisors working in government ministries and work as advisors at the Afghan National Army Officers' Academy, alongside the 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles. In 1982, it was hurriedly transferred to 3 Commando Brigade, along with 2 PARA, to reinforce that brigade ahead of the Task Force's sailing for the Falklands Conflict.The divisional commander had already decided that the 3rd Parachute Brigade would lead the advance along the interior road.

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Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are members of this list, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. The airborne operation was preceded by a two-day round-the-clock bombing mission by the Allied air forces.

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The brigade achieved all its objectives, and remained defending the left flank of the invasion zone until mid August. Attacked by German air and armour, Frost conducted a fighting withdrawal to regain the Allied lines, losing 16 officers and 250 men en route. The brigade first went into action on 5 June 1944 during Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings.

A Paras battalion is banned from serving abroad this summer after soldiers filmed an orgy and shared it throughout the military. The CGS's action clearly demonstrates that a licence to operate on operations will only be provided to units where complete trust in all aspects of their readiness, in particular discipline, exists. By 08:00 the 8th and 9th Battalions had captured Bures, and the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion moved through the Bois de Bavant.