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CA ACU TMM F0098-S0001-B0005 · Box · 1943
Part of Michel Wyczynski / Bernd Horn Canadian Airborne Research Collection

Box predominately contains photocopies of military documents, memos, and reports specifically pertaining to the training of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion by the U.S. military at Fort Benning (1942-1943). This includes progress and recommendation reports, as well as memos regarding issues with training and discipline. This box also contains various correspondence documents pertaining to the dispatch of Lieutenant-Colonel Bradbrooke to North Africa as an observer.

CA ACU TMM F0098-S0001-B0004 · Box · 1942-1943
Part of Michel Wyczynski / Bernd Horn Canadian Airborne Research Collection

Box predominately contains photocopies of military documents, memos, and reports specifically pertaining to the organization, personnel, training, equipment, and facilities of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (1942-1943). This includes recommended criteria for volunteers and officers, specific training manuals, instruction syllabuses, status reports, as well as memos detailing training and recruiting issues, etc.

CA ACU TMM F0098-S0001-B0003 · Box · 1942
Part of Michel Wyczynski / Bernd Horn Canadian Airborne Research Collection

Box predominately contains photocopies of foundational military documents, memos, and reports pertaining to the establishment of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, their training, organization, equipment, and facilities (1942-1946). A significant amount of these documents are tied to the joint training of Canadian parachute infantry between Camp Shilo (Manitoba) and by the U.S. military at Fort Benning (Georgia). Includes a full-text photocopy of the Royal Air Force Airborne Training Manual.

CA ACU TMM F0098-S0001-B0002 · Box · 1942 - 1944
Part of Michel Wyczynski / Bernd Horn Canadian Airborne Research Collection

Box predominately contains photocopies of foundational military documents, memos, reports, and photographs pertaining to the establishment of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, their training, organization, equipment, and facilities (1942-1946). Also includes a significant amount of newspaper clippings from various publications that contain articles about the founding and training of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. Military/government documents are primarily from the Department of national Defence, the Inter-Service Committee, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Contains some reference information and research notes by the creators of the collection

Vol. 1: 1940-August 1942
CA ACU TMM F0098-S0001-B0001 · Box · 1940-1942
Part of Michel Wyczynski / Bernd Horn Canadian Airborne Research Collection

Box predominately contains photocopies of foundational military/government documents, memos, and reports pertaining to the establishment of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, their training, organization, equipment, and facilities (1942-1946). Military/government documents are primarily from the Department of National Defence, the Inter-Service Committee, the Canadian Military Headquarters, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. This box also contains a significant amount of reference information and research notes by the creators of the collection, as well as documents related to later iterations of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and its legacy in the Canadian Military.