101st Airborne in Normandy - Militaria: The Big Battles of WWII Paperback
101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord. On D-Day--June 6, 1944--101st and 82nd Airborne dropped onto the Cotentin…
Specifikacia 101st Airborne in Normandy - Militaria: The Big Battles of WWII Paperback
101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord. On D-Day--June 6, 1944--101st and 82nd Airborne dropped onto the Cotentin peninsula hours before the landings, tasked with capturing bridges and positions, taking out German strongpoints and batteries, and securing the exits from Utah and Omaha Beaches. Things did not initially go smoothly for 101st Airborne, with cloud and antiaircraft fire disrupting the drops, resulting in some units landing scattered over a large area outside their designated drop zones and having to waste time assembling--stymied by lost or damaged radio equipment--or trying to achieve their objectives with severely reduced numbers.Casualties were high in some areas due to heavy pre-registered German fire. Nevertheless, the paratroopers fought on and they did manage to secure the crucial
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