List of largest parachute assaults
# List of largest parachute assaults

List of the largest parachute assaults happened post World War II.

List of the largest parachute assaults in history. The overwhelming majority of these occurred during World War II.

* Invasion of Normandy 13,100 American paratroopers and 8,500 British and Canadian paratroopers
* Operation Varsity March 24, 1945. 16,000 paratroopers
* Operation Market Garden September 17–25, 1944. 34,600 paratroopers.
* Battle of Crete May 20 - June 1, 1941. 15,000 paratroopers
