Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne (2013)
Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne (2013)
The Overlord plan called for the use of airborne troops to secure the flanks of the D Day landing and to form a buffer to keep the German counter-attacks away, thus allowing 3rd Division to advance from Sword Beach to seize Caen. 6th Airborne Division was given this task. It was later to be joined by Lord Lovat's Commando Brigade..These tasks included seizing Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery by 9 Para, whose guns were thought to dominate Sword Beach.Meanwhile, the remainder of the 3 and 5 Parachute Brigades were to secure key objectives. In the event they were widely scattered and facing counter-attack by 21st Panzer Division. Despite this the men of 6th Airborne heroically achieved their mission.

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Bob Hilton Bob Hilton As: Presenter
Tim Saunders Tim Saunders As: Presenter
Tom Dormer Tom Dormer As: Presenter
Tim Stoneman Tim Stoneman As: Presenter
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The Overlord plan called for the use of airborne troops to secure the flanks of the D Day landing and to form a buffer to keep the German counter-attacks away, thus allowing 3rd Division to advance from Sword Beach to seize Caen. 6th Airborne Division was given this task. It was later to be joined by Lord Lovat's Commando Brigade..These tasks included seizing Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery by 9 Para, whose guns were thought to dominate Sword Beach.Meanwhile, the remainder of the 3 and 5 Parachute Brigades were to secure key objectives. In the event they were widely scattered and facing counter-attack by 21st Panzer Division. Despite this the men of 6th Airborne heroically achieved their mission.


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Genres: Documentary, History, War

Language: English

Release Date: 02 September 2013

Country: GB

Runtime: 100m

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Company: Battlefield History TV

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Bob Hilton

Bob Hilton

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Tim Saunders

Tim Saunders

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Tom Dormer

Tom Dormer

Presenter

Tim Stoneman

Tim Stoneman

Presenter

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