DD wrote:

Wasn't there a folding bike used by the parachute regiment?

The Welbike was a motor scooter rather than a pedal bike IIRC. No
evidence that it was ever the slightest use to the paratroopers, but
apparently much sought after for cheap and economical motor transport in
continental Europe after hostilities ceased...

riding a bike around Normandy on D-Day 1944 would qualify as an extreme
sport, regardless of how good your troopers helmet was.

The Dutch army had a bicycle unit that I presume saw some degree of
action in 1940, though with the speed of the occupation I would imagine
not very much.

Pete.
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