Paratroopers of the 508th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division, adjust their parachutes prior to their jump behind enemy lines near Utah Beach - 5 June 1944
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division jump during a demonstration at Oujda, French Morocco, North Africa, shortly before the Sicily invasion - 3 June 1943
Cpl. Michael Deliman of the 82nd Airborne Division, seen here with his sleeping roll and Albino rabbit mascot, on the day of his return back to France; England - 11 July 1944
Corporal Luther E. Boger of the 82nd Airborne Division reads a warning sign in the street; the street leads to the Rhine River. Note the burnt out Panther tank in front of the Cologne Cathedral; Cologne Germany - 4 April 1945
While the western part of Cologne was captured by Allied forces in March of 1945, some of the eastern part of the city, including the Cathedral, was still under control by the Wehrmacht as well as a 500m strip of the Rhine. By 16 April 1945, the rest of the city as well as the Rhine was captured by the Allies. (via)
Two corporals of the 82nd Airborne Division’s MP Platoon patrol Berlin on a pair of Harley-Davidson WLAs - May 1945
Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division in Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte, France - 16 June 1944
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advance in a snowstorm behind a tank in a move to attack the village of Herresbach, Belgium - 28 December 1944
Paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division patrols the streets of Sainte-Mère-Église, France - 7 June 1944
The village of Sainte-Mere-L’Eglise after its liberation by a mix of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division who were able to hold the town until tank reinforcement arrived from Utah Beach. The village was one of the first towns liberated by Allied forces following the beach landings - June 1944
82nd Airborne Division paratroopers in Tunisia prior to the invasion of Sicily - July 1943
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare for the invasion of Sicily; Tunisia - July 1943
