Unearthed Battle Ended WW2
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RAF Rivenhall event remembers 'forgotten' WW2 airborne operation
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Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history.
More than 16,000 men were dropped into western Germany on the same day .
Paratroopers and gliders were dropped directly on top of the German lines at the River Rhine .
80 people from RAF Rivenhall alone lost their lives in the battle.
At least 1,070 members of the U.S. and British 6th Airborne Division died on 24 March 1945 .
Danny Mason , now 98 , joined the Parachute Regiment aged 19 just a week earlier .
A memorial service will be held at RAF Rivenhall , Shropshire , 23 March .
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