Airborne Field Artillery: From Inception to Combat Operations
Robert M. Pierce
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Airborne Field Artillery: From Inception to Combat Operations

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In February 1942, the War Department established the first Airborne [artillery] Test Battery to conduct experiments and determine the feasibility of parachute field artillery. In just over a year's time, the notion of airborne field artillery, which consisted of parachute and glider field artillery battalions, evolved from its inception to combat operations in Africa, Sicily and Italy. These campaigns would pave the way for what would be the biggest airborne drop and allied undertaking in history - D-Day, June 6, 1944. The challenge facing airborne field artillery forces was that its concept w...