Timeline
March 24 1945
Operation Varsity
March 24 1945: 4 964 paratroopers from the 17th Airborne Division as well as gliders, are dropped in the Wesel area in Germany, as part of Operation Varsity.
March 24 1945: 4 964 paratroopers from the 17th Airborne Division as well as gliders, are dropped in the Wesel area in Germany, as part of Operation Varsity.