Schwerpunkt: From D-Day To The Fall Of The Third Reich - Plot & Excerpts
Airborne Landings in Normandy On June 6, 1944, General Eisenhower issued the Order of the Day: “Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen…you are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you…you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.” The first hours of DDay belonged to the more than 20,000 paratroopers of three Airborne divisions and the almost 10,000 Allied aircraft including planes, bombers, fighters and escorts not to mention wooden gliders which prepared the coast for the arrival of the invading land forces. Earlier on June 5th and throughout the early hours of June 6th, those three airborne divisions were flown to designated drop zones in France behind the beaches of Normandy. Eventually, nearly 13,000 total aircraft flew in support of the Invasion, some by bombing enemy defensive positions throughout the day and some by bringing in critical supplies as the days and weeks progressed.
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