▁new ▁ 4 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Brigade , ▁formed ▁in ▁December . ▁W addy ▁was ▁briefly ▁made ▁adj ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion , ▁but ▁quickly ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade ' s ▁Int elligence ▁Officer . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁moved ▁from ▁Egypt ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁to ▁Tun is ia ▁in ▁June ▁where ▁it ▁joined ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division , ▁then ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁George ▁Hop kin son . ▁W addy ▁re called ▁that ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁famous ▁mar oon ▁ber et ▁was ▁particularly ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁Battalion , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worn ▁bush ▁h ats . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily ▁but ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁the ▁whole ▁Division ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Tar anto ▁in ▁Italy ▁( Operation ▁S lap st ick ), ▁successfully ▁capt uring ▁the ▁port ▁with ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁Battalion ▁and ▁brig ade ▁H Q ▁in ▁the ▁v angu ard . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁advanced ▁north wards ▁over ▁the ▁coming ▁weeks , ▁slowly ▁purs uing ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁German ▁Par ach ute ▁Division . ▁In ▁one ▁action ▁W addy ▁found ▁an ▁Italian ▁ 1 7 9 mm ▁How itzer ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁dis per se ▁Germ ans ▁gather ing ▁to ▁counter att ack ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁Battalion ' s