The US Airborne in Normandy

(b/w) The first mission for the 101st US Airborne Division was the airborne landing in the Normadie on June 5, 1944. The aim was to parachute 6,700 soldiers behind the German lines in order to weaken the defense of the planned sea landing as much as possible. Due to large anti-aircraft defense, the soldiers were distributed across the whole of Normadie and there were great casualties - many were killed by parachute during the landing from German defense fire.

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  • Originally Aired June 12, 2008
  • Runtime 55 minutes
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