Confusion Reigns

General von Schlieben was determined to retake Ste. Mere-Eglise and committed all forces to that end. During the night of D-Day, they succeeded in getting a foothold at the northern edge of town. The Americans were ordered to repulse them at first light.

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General von Schlieben was determined to retake Ste. Mere-Eglise and committed all forces to that end. During the night of D-Day, they succeeded in getting a foothold at the northern edge of town. The Americans were ordered to repulse them at first light.

Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France

The U.S. airborne landings in Normandy were the first U.S. combat operations during Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy by the Western Allies on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Around 13,100 American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions made night parachute drops early on D-Day, June 6, followed by 3,937 glider troops flown in by day. As the opening maneuver of Operation Neptune the two American airborne divisions were delivered to the continent in two parachute and six glider missions.

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