PARATROOPS IN TRAINING
Rush Of Volunteers
(Rec. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 9. Hand-picked volunteers from nearly every British regiment, including some from the Dominions, who are serving with the British Army are training as paratroops, the Empire’s newest weapon. Britain has several training schools for paratroops, who are expected ;o play a vital part in the final Allied victory. There are more volunteers than can be handled.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21960, 12 May 1941, Page 5
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67PARATROOPS IN TRAINING Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21960, 12 May 1941, Page 5
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