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Originally Posted by NEMO
Hi yes there is an original battle dress in a museum in the South of France the American Airborne performed so badly in the Sicily invision the British sent there pathfinders to retrain them the Badge is typical Italian Manufacture in wire
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This is very inaccurate assessment. The problem lay with friendly fire, along with enemy fire, that made a mess of the drop. The 82nd themselves did not perform "badly".
CB