The 1st Airborne Division under Major General George Hopkinson landed at Taranto on the same day , encountering little in the way of serious resistance .
Just a few days later the division 's GOC was killed in action .
The 1st Airborne Division under Major General George Hopkinson landed at Taranto on the same day , encountering little in the way of serious resistance , although just a few days later the division 's GOC was killed in action .