1944-06-06 00:20 D-day | Raid on Pegasus Bridge
Major Howard and his men take Pegasus Bridge (Calvados). Arriving on gliders, they land near the bridge and neutralise the German defence. Other men of the same unit seize the bridge over the Ome. The strategic crossing is quickly under control.
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Aerial view of landed gliders next to the Benouville Bridge (Pegasus Bridge)
Gliders near the Benouville Bridge (Pegasus Bridge)
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