THE POLISH ARMY IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - Paratroop mortar section firing a grenade during the exercise. Photograph taken at Elie, Fifeshire. A demonstration of the 4th Cadre Rifle Brigade (future 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade) training followed by an exercise in which fully trained paratroops were used, was witnessed by General Władysław Sikorski, the C-in-C of the Polish Armed Forces. The first course of training is teaching the correct way of landing. This is taught by means of trainee paratroops jumping from a parachute tower with a parachute controoled by a cable. Black and white
THE POLISH ARMY IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - Paratroop mortar section firing a grenade during the exercise. Photograph taken at Elie, Fifeshire. A demonstration of the 4th Cadre Rifle Brigade (future 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade) training followed by an exercise in which fully trained paratroops were used, was witnessed by General Władysław Sikorski, the C-in-C of the Polish Armed Forces. The first course of training is teaching the correct way of landing. This is taught by means of trainee paratroops jumping from a parachute tower with a parachute controoled by a cable. Black and white , Polish Army, Polish Armed Forces in the West, 4th Cadre Rifle Brigade, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Independent Parachute Bde, 1 (Polish)
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