Cherbourg’s Bloody Toll
•June 4, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The capture of this major city on the Normandy coast of France gave the Allies the deepwater port they needed, but the facilities were badly damaged by the Germans. More »
•June 4, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The capture of this major city on the Normandy coast of France gave the Allies the deepwater port they needed, but the facilities were badly damaged by the Germans. More »
•May 31, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A secret mission to Rome for General Maxwell Taylor of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division narrowly averted disaster in the Italian campaign. More »
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A paratrooper, a beachmaster, a combat engineer, British commandos, and Vierville civilians all give their accounts of the Allied invasion of Normandy. More »
•January 25, 2019 • 1 Comment
These are the personal stories of the American D-Day airborne jump, and the paratroopers that managed to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. More »
•January 6, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Lubbock, Texas once home to the U.S. Army’s largest glider pilot school now hosts the Silent Wings Museum. More »
•January 2, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Despite suffering heavy casualties, Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6 continued to defend German positions in Normandy until nearly the end of the war. More »
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After American airborne troops took Ste.-Mere-Eglise and St.-Come-du-Mont, it was Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6’s job to keep the vital city of Carentan from the Yanks. More »
•January 2, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A tough German parachute regiment was tasked with halting the Allied invasion of Normandy. More »
•January 1, 2019 • 1 Comment
Troopers of the U.S. 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions fought with distinction during the air-ground assault in the autumn of 1944. More »
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General James M. Gavin and the 82nd Airborne Division became legendary during World War II. More »
