04-06-2014, 10:00
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70 שנה למבצע Overlord, הנחיתה בנורמנדי והפלישה לאירופה
Paratroopers have visited the battlefields in Normandy that helped to form the formidable reputation of the British Army's airborne forces.
As part of commemorations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, junior soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are carrying out a battlefield study of significant sites from the campaign.
In the early hours of 6 June 1944, some 7,900 troops from the British 6th Airborne Division landed by parachute and glider in Normandy. Their mission was to secure the eastern flank of the invasion beaches by destroying or capturing key transport routes and attacking German positions. Key actions such as Pegasus Bridge and Breville les Monts have become iconic demonstrations of the flexibility and reach of airborne forces, as well as their robustness and fighting spirit.
At Pegasus Bridge, troops from 2nd Battalion, The Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry landed by glider to capture key bridges across the River Orne and Caen Canal to prevent the Germans reinforcing the beaches. The mission was achieved with total surprise and the bridges became the first part of occupied France to be liberated.
Paratroopers from the American 82nd Airborne Division have visited their British counterparts at 16 Air Assault Brigade in the lead up to the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
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נערך לאחרונה ע"י G_Zhukov בתאריך 04-06-2014 בשעה 10:03.
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