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The typical paratrooper in a line platoon would have carried a M1 Garand, a Fixed blade knife, and if available a 1911 Pistol or a private purchase pistol if the opportunity presented itself. He would also have carried several handgrenades and various mines.
Other weapons available to the soldier, if issued, would have been M3A1 (Greas Gun), Browning Automatic Rifle, various mortars, bazooka, Thompson Machinegun(NCOs mainly), 30 cal carbine, and the m1919a4 machine gun.
Specialty weapons were flamethrowers, 1903 springfield sniper rifle, and Winchester shotguns but these weren't commonly encountered by the common soldier.
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What brigades of battalions were part of the 101ST airborne division?
4 main units were part of the 101 st on D-Day. They were the 501st, 502nd ,506th Parachute regiments and the 327th Glider Infantry.
What does rockasan mean in reference to the 101 airborne?
"Rakkasan" is, when loosely translated from Japanese to English; Paratrooper or Parachute. The 187th Airborne REGIMENT fought originally as part of the 11th Airborne Division during WW2 in the Pacific. Intercepted Japanese radio transmissions during WW2 indicated that "Rakkasans" were paratroopers; the men of the 187th Regiment liked the name, and adapted it as their "nickname." When the 187th Regiment deployed to Vietnam, they were part of the 101st Airborne Division. It was the 187th that took the brunt of the fight for Hamburger Hill in 1969. the 187th Airborne Regt. Combat Team was relieved from the 11th Airborne Division in 1950 and deployed to Korea. In 1951 there was a 3 day pass prize for the best patch submitted by members of the 187th (in Beppu, Japan) That is how the patch of the 187th Airborne RCT originated. I might add that I did NOT win the 3 day pass for best shoulder patch design for the 187th Airborne RCT............
Who were the paratroopers landed?
US airborne included 82d and 101st Airborne Division plus British 6th Airborne
What were airborne operations the night before d day?
airborne pathfinders went in before the main airborne assault started to 'light' the drop zones for incoming airborne troops
What vehicles did the 101st airborne division use?
See the attached link for the full story of the 101st Airborne in World War 2. One link has a list of the supplies they packed in their backbacks.
What did the T stand for under the sargents chevron in the 101 st airborne?
Tech Sgt.
Where was the 101 Airborne 501st Regiment base camp 1967-1969?
LZ Sally
What is Genesis of 101 airborne?
The 101st Airborne Division , the Screaming Eagles, was created when several regiments were separated from the existing 82nd Airborne Division, the All American Division shortly a couple years before they were deployed on D-Day.
Who supplies the countries with nuclear weopens?
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Why did the 101 Airborne not wear the American flag on their right shoulder during the D-day invasion Although the 82 Airborne did?
The 101st Airborne Division did wear a 48 star US Flag on the right sleeve of their Jump Jacket for the Normandy Invasion.
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Where the inventors of a bazooka work?
At a factory where they make tachnical weopens
What is the airbone thechnology use in fighter jets?
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Who made the d-day start?
The airborne divisions started D-Day when the British 6 th Airborne landed on the east side of Caen late at night on the 5th June. The US 82 nd and 101 st Airborne landed about 30 miles west of them behind Utah beach.
What were the 2 American para-trooper unit that were inserted before d-day?
The American 82 nd and 101 st Airborne, and further east,the British 6th Airborne,all landed the night before the beach landings.
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