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Paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Divisionget ready to board the new Douglas C-46 planes of the 52nd Troop Carrier Wing for Operation Varsity, March 24, 1945. (National Archives).
Paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Divisionget ready to board the new Douglas C-46 planes of the 52nd Troop Carrier Wing for Operation Varsity, March 24, 1945. (National Archives).