概览：Before the D-day landing, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States were sent to occupy strategic positions behind the enemy lines. One of the locations is located near the town of Ste Mere Eglise, where American airborne troops competed with Nazi forces for control of the bridgehead for three days to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beach. Source: www.mke6.com
Before the D-day landing, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States were sent to occupy strategic positions behind the enemy lines. One of the locations is located near the town of Ste Mere Eglise, where American airborne troops competed with Nazi forces for control of the bridgehead for three days to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beach. Source: www.mke6.com展开
