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Stichting Beheer Collectie Airborne Museum
Inleiding
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Inventaris
Nummers 321-999

989 Andrew Milbourne; Lease of Life
1604 Stichting Beheer Collectie Airborne Museum
Inventaris
Nummers 321-999
989
Andrew Milbourne; Lease of Life
Titel:
Lease of Life
Inhoud:
Andrew Milbourne served as a paratrooper at the Battle of Arnhem, belonging to 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, where he suffered horrific injuries when a German bomb exploded directly in front of him, damaging his arms, and killing his two comrades. But his incredible story did not end there. At the age of just 23, in 1945, he was one of 6,500 paratroopers to be captured by the Germans, who removed both his injured arms and an eye
Datering:
1952
Auteurs:
Andrew Milbourne
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