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Exercise JOHNNY was conducted by the 1st Parachute Brigade on 20/21 March 1944 to practise Brigade units in conducting a night attack with artillery support. The narrative includes maps showing the phases of the exercise.

The men of the 21st Independent Parachute Company were the Pathfinders of the 1st Airborne Division. They were an elite, highly specialized group, whose role was to drop on the planned landing zones before the main Airborne force, mark out the zones using electronic beacons, lights and high-visibility panels, and guide in the main force.