ETE4924262: Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): USAF Base France 23-24 March 1945: At night, these two soldiers of a PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) review their equipment before boarding one of the Waco CG-4A gliders: with the C46, the C47 will bring the 17th Aeroportee Division. of the 1st Armee Airport east of the Rhine in the Roos-Wesel zone / Bridgeman Images