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5th Parachute Brigade    5th Parachute Brigade was formed at Bulford Camp, on the 1st of July 1943 and was made up of 12th and 13th Parachute Battalions. 7th Parachute Battalion transferred from 3rd Parachute Brigade and 4th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA, 591st Parachute Squadron RE and 225th Parachute Field Ambulance RAMC also joined. The saw action in North Western Europe and after VE Day were sent to India and the Far East. 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