December 31st, 2020, 11:50 PM
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Re: Us oob
I found this tidbit regarding when Gliders disappeared from US airborne units by...researching Russian Airborne Forces -- the following is google translated from a Russian internet forum:
https://desantura.ru/forum/forum3/topic6630/
Quote:
The staffing table of the American Airborne Forces provided for the formation of one parachute and two glider regiments. The glider infantry regiment was organized according to the same scheme as the parachute regiment, but consisted of only two battalions.
In 1949, a new staffing table appeared. The differences between parachute and glider regiments disappeared. All battalions and divisions were called airborne. Differences between parachute and glider units in wartime sometimes did not allow flexibility. After the reorganization, all battalions, depending on conditions, could land both by parachutes and gliders. Training on light gliders continued after 1947/48, but on January 1, 1953, it was finally canceled.
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