Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history, when more than 16,000 men were dropped into western ...

It was the battle which led to the end of World War Two and Essex was on its front line. Read more ...

Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history buffs. British, Canadian and American forces took off mostly from Essex ...

A critical component of this crossing was Operation Varsity, a joint Anglo-American airdrop to secure the landing sights from the east side of the river. The original plan for Varsity involved ...

Paratroopers were snapped for a newspaper early on the morning of 24 March 1945, drinking tea before getting into planes to be dropped over Germany Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended ...