Bob Hilton

Bob Hilton

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Biography: Bob Hilton joined the Parachute Regiment in July 1981. On completion of his training he joined the 2nd Battalion and was sent straight to the Falklands Island.He fought with 2 PARA at Goose Green. From 2000 to 2003 he served as a Senior Non Commissioned Officer on operations in Sierra Leone, Macedonia and Afghanistan. Bob has had a life long interest in military history, especially of Britain’s Airborne Forces.Upon retirement in 2003 he took up being a full time battlefield tour guide. Bob is now a historian at the Air Assault Museum.

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Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne
Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne

The Overlord plan called for the use of airborne troops to secure the flanks of the D Day landing an...

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Bruneval Raid: Operation Biting
Bruneval Raid: Operation Biting

In 1941 Dr RV Jones realised that the Germans had developed their own radar system that would accoun...

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Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle of the Woods
Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle of the Woods

Jumping in to Drop Zones eight to ten miles from Arnhem on the second day of Operation Market Garden...

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Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1

The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944, remains without a doubt the most hotly deb...

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Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter
Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter

With 2 Para isolated at the Arnhem Bridge and both 1 and 4 Para Brigades thwarted in their attempts ...

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