The Weapons of Arnhem
The Airborne
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The British and Polish airborne and airlanding men engaged at the tip of the Market Garden spear - Arnhem. Let's explore the range of small arms they carried, and use those weapons to meet several of the men who served in this great struggle from World War II.
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