1st Airborne Corps ( I Airborne Corps ) - the British Airborne Corps during the Second World War . He was part of the 1st Allied Airborne Army along with the 18th American Airborne Corps .
| 1st Airborne Corps | |
|---|---|
 UK Airborne Emblem | |
| Years of existence | 1943 - 1945 |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Included in | 1st Allied Airborne Army |
| Type of | airborne troops |
| Includes | five divisions, two brigades |
| Function | airborne operations |
| Nickname | Red Devils ( English Red Devils , German Rote Teufel ) [1] |
| Participation in | World War II : Operation Market Garden |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Lieutenant General Frederick Browning Lieutenant General Richard Gale |
Formation
The corps was formed in 1943 under the leadership of Lieutenant General Frederick Arthur Monteg Browning. It included the 1st and 6th British airborne divisions [2] . In August 1944, the corps joined the 1st Allied Airborne Army along with the 18th American Airborne Corps [2] .
The 52nd Lawland Infantry Division later appeared in the corps British Army, 1st SAS Brigade and the 1st separate Polish parachute brigade [3] [4] . A little later, the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions of the US Army entered the corps. In December 1944, Lieutenant General Richard Nelson Gale, former commander of the 6th British Airborne Division, assumed command of the corps. [5]
Units subordinate to the corps participated in Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
Notes
- ↑ Otway, p.88
- ↑ 1 2 Horn and Wyczynski, p. 294
- ↑ Otway, p.202
- ↑ Otway, p. 210
- ↑ Richard Gale Pegassus archive
Literature
- Horn, Bernd. Paras versus the Reich: Canada's paratroopers at war, 1942-45 / Bernd Horn, Michel Wyczynski. - Dundurn Press Ltd, 2003. - ISBN 978-1-55002-470-8 .
- Otway, Lieutenant-Colonel TBH The Second World War 1939–1945 Army - Airborne Forces. - London: Imperial War Museum, 1990. - ISBN 0-901627-57-7 .