Battle Honours

A look at the longest serving infantry division in the US Army, who fought in every major campaign in Western Europe during World War II, in which American forces were engaged. Their unit badge is simply, `1'.

From the moment British Airborne was formed after Churchill noted the impressive feats of Germany's elite Falschirmjaeger paratroopers, Britain's Airborne were destined to be an elite fighting force.

A look at the US 101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, who parachuted into their first battle on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and swiftly proved their worth as one of the most accomplished and toughest combat formations ever fielded by the US army.

America's first true Special Forces units, the Rangers were specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos. A select few joined their British counterparts in the ill-fated Dieppe Raid of 1942.

The 8th United States Army Air Force flew some of WW2's most daring raids over Germany and mainland Europe. From their bases across Eastern England, their B17s and B24s took out key strategic targets in all of the major campaigns of the war.