American
On the night of the 5 to 6 June 1944, the 101nd and 82nd Airborne Divisions were parachuted into two main sectors; the beach exits of Utah Beach for the 101st and that of Sainte-Mère Eglise, a village with several important crossroads for the Germans, for the 82nd. The Americans will drop 13,000 men.
Possible routes :
– Sainte-Mère-Eglise
– Chef du Pont
– Picauville and its surroundings
Etc…
Possible routes :
– Exits 1/2/3 Utah Beach
– Sainte-Marie du Mont
– Manoir de Brécourt
– Ravenoville
– Foucarville
– Saint-Côme-du-Mont
British
In the British sector, the 6th Div. Airborne, 5000 men, is assigned objectives such as Pegasus Bridge, Ranville, Merville-Franceville, sectors where the fightings will be incredibly intense with many human losses.
Possible routes :
– Pegasus Bridge
– Ranville
– Merville-Franceville
– Amfreville
– Breville les Monts
– Benouville
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