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Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne (2013)

ALL 09/02/2013 (en) Documentary, History, War 100 Min
  • Release
    09/02/2013
  • Production
    Battlefield History TV
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  • Original title
    Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne
  • Original language
    en
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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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  1. Bob Hilton

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  2. Tim Saunders

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  3. Tom Dormer

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  4. Tim Stoneman

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Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne (2013) 100 Min

ALL 09/02/2013 (en)
Documentary, History, War
  • Release 09/02/2013
  • Production
    Battlefield History TV
  • Original title Assault on Normandy: 6th Airborne
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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