| Not sure of the exact date but it should be in the 'Otway' book and I'll check it out. I seem to recall it was after El Alamein wihch was of ocurse October 1942....
I can say with some certainty that they did not take part in the Sicily campaign....their first experience of 'action' as a parachute battalion was in Italy....and they landed by sea at Taranto in September 1943.....they returned to the UK from Italy around December 1943.... |