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After their initial drop into the bocage country behind the invasion beaches, the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Regiment discovered that their regiment objective of St. Come-du-Mont would not fall as easily as expected. The village was defended by a surprisingly large enemy force from the 91st AirLanding …

1944-06-07

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After their initial drop into the bocage country behind the invasion beaches, the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Regiment discovered that their regiment objective of St. Come-du-Mont would not fall as easily as expected. The village was defended by a surprisingly large enemy force from the 91st AirLanding Division, including a strong garrison occupying a large farm to the northeast at Les Droneries. There, the hedgerows proved a natural boon to the Germans, who extracted a fearful price for any advance. Requesting tank support from the beaches, the 2nd Battalion renewed the attack.

Saint-Come-du-Mont, 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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