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Just to add to the thread, The 17th airborne were a very late-coming paratrooper div. They were training through D-day and market garden and made their appearance in Ardennes. Very short service timefor ww2, '44-'45.
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Ok thx guys.I was confused bout this cuz i never saw this division in Normandy or Market Garden.
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Lt.nixon on BoB jumped with the 17th airborne. and on medal of honour airborne you get to jump with the 17th in the final missions
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They fought in Operation Varsity...somewhere in Germany, I think...
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yeh they did they also fought in bastogne
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quote: Originally posted by dannyyeh6:
yeh they did they also fought in bastogne
"made their appearance in Ardennes." 
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true m1 thbey werent in such harsh conditions of the 101st but they fought
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the Ardennes is in Bastogne, I was just pointing it out. I wasn't saying anything relating to how hard they fought. -M1
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