Battle Honours - Season 1 Episode 2 -

Formed after Churchill noted the impressive feats of Germany’s elite Fallschirmjager paratroopers, Britain’s Airborne were destined to be an elite fighting force - taking part in commando raids, large scale airborne landings - and when necessary holding a place in the line to fight as infantry. Their distinctive red berets caused the German forces they fought against to call them ‘The Red Devils’ - a nickname they gleefully adopted.