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Originally posted by johnb View PostIn 1956 British parachute troops
and French Foreign legion Paratroops
attacked Port Said in Egypt.
I took part in that attack.
Suez, that first day.
Bonfire night 1956
Eleven years after world war two,
airborne troops were ask anew,
parachuting down on Egyption sand,
Major Walsh plays his hand.
With Pte.Eccles marking the spot,
control falls to the Majors plot,
two platoon with Coates in command,
attack a pillbox as was planned.
Clements fires a bazooka shot,
Egyption soldiers lose the plot,
hands up and out they show their face,
Binnsy marches them back to base.
Major Stevens and B coy’s men,
fall amidst a snipers den,
badly wounded in the hand,
the Major stays and keeps command.
Then they attack the sewage farm,
Cpl.Woods fall, causes alarm,
with Maj.Stevens wounded again,
Captain Beale takes the rein.
C coy.attack the cemetary then,
Major Norman and his men,
call and get air support,
to halt the danger snipers thwart.
Pte Beech with bren in hand,
dispatches a soldier in the sand,
the Egyption's bazooka failed to fire,
soldiers remember to attach that wire.
To Hms. Albion, we send good cheer,
for sending us those crates of beer,
Hms.Bulwark played their part,
to quench our thirst then depart.
Waiting for commando men,
C coy. took the cemetary then,
advanced still further to the flats,
henceforth stopping sniper attacks.
B.coy. then moved into the flats,
C.coy.then the barracks attacked,
the barracks fell with great success,
C.coy. occupied the officers mess.
A military success draws to a close.
but lets not forget those we opposed,
men on both sides were very brave,
in Britains small wars heroes are made.
Jobee.A coy.3 para.group [primary source]
My Commanding officer-Lt Colonel P.Crook[deceased]
My company commander Major 'mike' Walsh.
Later, Lt.General Mike Walsh.
My company Commander on the suez drop has died
Goodbye and Rip Lt General Walsh.The British Paras lead NATO and the free world in low altitude parachute assaults to evade radar detection:http://www.combatreform.orh/llparachute.htm---thes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idxShlatp_c
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The British Paras lead NATO and the free world in low altitude parachute assaults to evade radar detection:http://www.combatreform.orh/llparachute.htm---thes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idxShlatp_c
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Originally posted by johnb View PostIn 1956 British parachute troops
and French Foreign legion Paratroops
attacked Port Said in Egypt.
I took part in that attack.
Suez, that first day.
Bonfire night 1956
Eleven years after world war two,
airborne troops were ask anew,
parachuting down on Egyption sand,
Major Walsh plays his hand.
With Pte.Eccles marking the spot,
control falls to the Majors plot,
two platoon with Coates in command,
attack a pillbox as was planned.
Clements fires a bazooka shot,
Egyption soldiers lose the plot,
hands up and out they show their face,
Binnsy marches them back to base.
Major Stevens and B coy’s men,
fall amidst a snipers den,
badly wounded in the hand,
the Major stays and keeps command.
Then they attack the sewage farm,
Cpl.Woods fall, causes alarm,
with Maj.Stevens wounded again,
Captain Beale takes the rein.
C coy.attack the cemetary then,
Major Norman and his men,
call and get air support,
to halt the danger snipers thwart.
Pte Beech with bren in hand,
dispatches a soldier in the sand,
the Egyption's bazooka failed to fire,
soldiers remember to attach that wire.
To Hms. Albion, we send good cheer,
for sending us those crates of beer,
Hms.Bulwark played their part,
to quench our thirst then depart.
Waiting for commando men,
C coy. took the cemetary then,
advanced still further to the flats,
henceforth stopping sniper attacks.
B.coy. then moved into the flats,
C.coy.then the barracks attacked,
the barracks fell with great success,
C.coy. occupied the officers mess.
A military success draws to a close.
but lets not forget those we opposed,
men on both sides were very brave,
in Britains small wars heroes are made.
Jobee.A coy.3 para.group [primary source]
My Commanding officer-Lt Colonel P.Crook[deceased]
My company commander Major 'mike' Walsh.
Later, Lt.General Mike Walsh.
My company Commander on the suez drop has died
Goodbye and Rip Lt General Walsh.
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Originally posted by trubrit2411 View PostEl Gamil eh ? Hard to stop Para's when you think about it, when you don't know they are coming. Especially if you don' know they are coming. Once those planes appear in front of you followed by canopies deploying you have what ?..... minutes to figure out what to do. You now have hundreds of nutters raining down and they AIN'T coming to shake hands What do you do if you are not stood to ?
Senior NCO in A Coy, can't remember his name after all these years, told us one night, swinging the lantern in Imber Village..... (Ex Iron Duke).... that he could hear the machine guns of the guys in the first plane going off, as he went out the door.
Johnb how long did it take you to get the upper hand once you RV'd ?
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Originally posted by Dave Burgess View PostLt. Col. Mike Walsh was CO of 1 Para during our time in Aden. R.I.P.
The first battalion took part in operations in Tunisia in late 1942 to May 1943, suffering heavy casualties. The battalion and the brigade took part in Operation Fustian, when the Allies invaded Sicily and, again, suffered heavy casualties and was withdrawn to England in late 1943 to train and prepare for the Allied invasion of France. The battalion wasn't used in the initial invasion on 6 June 1944, D-Day, but was held back in the UK in reserve in case any of the five invasion beaches encountered serious difficulties and needed support. The plan turned out not to be required. During the fighting in Normandy numerous plans to drop the 1st Airborne were formed, none of which came to fruition. Finally, in September 1944, the battalion dropped into Arnhem the Netherlands with the rest of the 1st Airborne Division, as part of Operation Market Garden, where they suffered extremely heavy casualties and never saw combat again for the rest of the war.
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