The first hours and days following the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 have strong claim to be the most crucial in world history. Spearheading this vast undertaking were crack British and American airborne forces.
An in detail account of one of the most important missions undertaken in the first hours of D-day.
The highly successful silencing of the Merville Gun Battery by the 9th Parachute Battalion and
its subsequent defence of the Bois des Monts/Chateau St Come position on the vital Breville Ridge.
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