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The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe, Landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine, Operation Varsity, in March 1945. After the end of hostilities in Europe, the battalion was returned to Canada where it was disbanded on 30 September 1945.

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  • 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (en)
  • 1er bataillon parachutiste (Canada) (fr)
  • 1e Parachutistenbataljon (Canada) (nl)
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  • Het Canadese 1e Parachutistenbataljon (Engels: 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion) was een Canadese legereenheid tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het heeft deelgenomen aan de Landing in Normandië, de Slag om de Ardennen en . (nl)
  • The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe, Landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine, Operation Varsity, in March 1945. After the end of hostilities in Europe, the battalion was returned to Canada where it was disbanded on 30 September 1945. (en)
  • Le 1er Bataillon canadien de parachutistes (1 Bon CA para) est formé en juillet 1942 lors de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Il a servi lors du débarquement en Normandie le Jour J en juin 1944 et lors du franchissement aéroporté du Rhin dans le cadre de l'opération Varsity. Après la fin des hostilités en Europe, le bataillon est retourné au Canada où il sera dissous le 30 septembre 1945. (fr)
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  • 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (en)
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  • 1 Can Para (en)
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