10th Battalion & 50th (Holding) Battalion

The 50th (Holding ) Battalion was raised at Colchester on 28 May 1940  and on 9 October 1940 it was designated at the 10th Battalion and allocated a home defence role serving mainly to guard coastal beaches and aerodromes as part of 223 Home Infantry Brigade.

On 8 December 1942 the role of the Battalion changed and it became the 9th Battalion, Parachute Regiment who were to play a big part in the D Day landings and Normandy campaign.

 

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