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1st Special Service Brigade and 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

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Difference between 1st Special Service Brigade and 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

1st Special Service Brigade vs. 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

The 1st Special Service Brigade was a commando brigade of the British Army. The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War.

Similarities between 1st Special Service Brigade and 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

1st Special Service Brigade and 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) have 21 things in common (in Unionpedia): Allies of World War II, Battle of Bréville, Brigadier (United Kingdom), British Army, Hugh Kindersley, 2nd Baron Kindersley, Invasion of Normandy, Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II, Normandy landings, Operation Overlord, Operation Plunder, Operation Varsity, Orne (river), Ranville, Royal Engineers, Sword Beach, World War II, 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion, 4th Special Service Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division, 6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom), 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.

Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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Battle of Bréville

The Battle of Bréville was fought by the British 6th Airborne Division and the German 346th Infantry Division, between 8 and 13 June 1944, during the early phases of the invasion of Normandy in the Second World War.

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Brigadier (United Kingdom)

Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Hugh Kindersley, 2nd Baron Kindersley

Hugh Kenyon Molesworth Kindersley, 2nd Baron Kindersley of West Hoathly CBE, MC (7 May 1899 Knightsbridge, London – 6 October 1976, Tonbridge, Kent) was a British businessman, banker and soldier.

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Invasion of Normandy

The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944.

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Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

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Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

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Operation Plunder

Beginning on the night of March 23, 1945 the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery launched Operation Plunder, as a part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings.

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Operation Varsity

Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II.

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Orne (river)

The Orne (Ptolemeus Olina) is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France.

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Ranville

Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Sword Beach

Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France that commenced on 6 June 1944.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion

The 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.

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4th Special Service Brigade

The 4th Special Service Brigade was a brigade-sized formation of the British Commandos formed during the Second World War in March 1944 from battalion-sized units of the Royal Marines.

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51st (Highland) Division

The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918.

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6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 6th Airlanding Brigade was a airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during the Second World War.

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7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion

The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second World War.

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1st Special Service Brigade and 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) Comparison

1st Special Service Brigade has 133 relations, while 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) has 139. As they have in common 21, the Jaccard index is 7.72% = 21 / (133 + 139).

References

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