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Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Glider infantry

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Difference between Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Glider infantry

Douglas C-47 Skytrain vs. Glider infantry

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. Glider infantry (also referred to as airlanding infantry esp. in British usage) was a type of airborne infantry in which soldiers and their equipment were inserted into enemy-controlled territory via military glider rather than parachute.

Similarities between Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Glider infantry

Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Glider infantry have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Allied invasion of Sicily, Allies of World War II, Burma Campaign, Military glider, Paratrooper, World War II.

Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany).

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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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Burma Campaign

The Burma Campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army.

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Military glider

Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the military of various countries for carrying troops (glider infantry) and heavy equipment to a combat zone, mainly during the Second World War.

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Paratrooper

Paratroopers are military parachutists—military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.

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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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Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Glider infantry Comparison

Douglas C-47 Skytrain has 67 relations, while Glider infantry has 96. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 3.68% = 6 / (67 + 96).

References

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