airborne divisions
Parachuting military units
Airborne divisions are military units trained to deploy by parachute or aircraft into combat zones.
These formations combine infantry, artillery, and support elements capable of rapid insertion behind enemy lines or into areas inaccessible by ground: The 82nd Airborne Division jumped into Normandy on D-Day.
The term distinguishes them from conventional infantry that moves by land or sea.
- paratroopersSoldiers who parachute in
- brigadesOrganized military units
- parachutesDescent-slowing fabric devices
- night jumpParachute descent in darkness
- jump trainingExercises improving leap ability
transport aircraft · squads · gliders · combat zones · D-Day landings · helicopters · air assault · rapid deployment · battalions · regiments · platoons · infantry · behind enemy lines · drop zones · special forces · surprise attacks · cargo planes · strategic maneuvers
- Airborne Forcesparatrooper, parachute drop, drop zone, static line, jumpmaster
- WWII ArmyAll Americans, Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, infantry regiments
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Armored military ground formations
tank divisions · mechanized infantry · ground forces · foot soldiers · line infantry
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