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Open main menu Search 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) Language Watch Edit The  6th Airborne Division  was an  airborne   infantry   division  of the  British Army during the Second World War . Despite its name, the 6th was actually the second of two airborne divisions raised by the British Army during the war, the other being the  1st Airborne Division . [3]  The 6th Airborne Division was formed in the  Second World War , in mid-1943, and was commanded by  Major-General   Richard N. Gale . The division consisted of the  3rd  and  5th Parachute Brigades  along with the  6th Airlanding Brigade  and supporting units. 6th Airborne Division Glider infantry  of the 2nd Battalion,  Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry , of the  6th Airlanding Brigade , 6th Airborne Division, in Normandy 1944. Active 1943–1948 Country   United Kingdom Branch   British Army Type Inf...