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After their famous evacuation of the 1st British Airborne Division during Operation Berlin the 23rd Field Company, R.C.E., or Storm Boat Kings as they were nicknamed, were given a number of unique tasks. These included everything from helping M.I.9 send agents behind enemy lines to training other units in the use of Storm boats.

The 9th (Airborne) Field Company, Royal Engineers has had a long tradition of fighting as infantry and the operation at Arnhem was no exception. Over nine days the company obtained the highest death toll of any unit in the British 1st Airborne Division. This disproportionally high figure shows how involved they were in the battle at the bridge, in the battle trying to get to the bridge and in the defense of the Oosterbeek Perimeter. In the end...

The purpose of this project is to preserve the history of the 11th Field Company, R.C.E. during the last year of the war by using as much of their own words as possible.

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