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Title
Picking up the Pieces
Description
During the final hours of June 5th, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed behind Sword Beach to secure the eastern flank. Repelling counter-attacks, the 6th Airborne awaited relief from the forthcoming British commandos who stormed Sword beach in …
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Source
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Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
22
Scenario Description
During the final hours of June 5th, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed behind Sword Beach to secure the eastern flank. Repelling counter-attacks, the 6th Airborne awaited relief from the forthcoming British commandos who stormed Sword beach in the Queen Red sector in order to eliminate targets in Ouistreham and eventually relieve the 6th Airborne.
Location
Bénouville, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. The original bridge, built in 1934, is now a war memorial and is the centrepiece of the Memorial Pegasus museum at nearby Ranville. It was replaced in 1994 by a modern design which, like the old one, is a bascule bridge.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Pegasus Bridge
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Combatants
German
British
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