Canadian Airborne Forces since 1942

LtCol Bernd Horn PhD is the former CO of 3 Commando, Canadian Airborne Regt and of 1 Bn, Royal Canadian Regt, and Adjunct Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada. He has published several books.Michel Wyczynski is an archivist with the National Archives of Canada, the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum and the Airborne Regiment Association.Carlos Chagas was born in Rio de Janeiro and attended the National School of Fine Arts in Brazil. Following his graduation he has received several commissions which have included traditional painting, comic strip artwork, book and magazine covers, and advertising. His main interest is the military history of the two World Wars and he enjoys building plastic models of this period.

• Creation of an airborne capability, 19421st Canadian Para Bn, 1942–45 – Normandy, Low Countries, GermanyCanadian SAS, 1946–48Mobile Striking Force/Defence of Canada Force, 1949–67The Canadian Airborne Regt, 1968–95Decentralized Parachute Capability, 1995 to the present