American airborne landings in Normandy were a series of military operations carried by the United States as part of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy by the Allies on June 6, 1944, during W
C-47 of the 438th TCG marked with invasion stripes.
Pathfinder patch.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking with First lieutenant Wallace C. Strobel and men of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment on June 5, 1944 at USAAF Greenham Common. The placard around Strobel's neck indicates he is the jumpmaster for chalk 23 of the 438th TCG. Strobel's battalion was the first to drop into Normandy.
Planned airborne drop zones on the Cotentin Peninsula, D-Day, 6 June 1944
101st Airborne Division
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The 101st Airborne Division is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations. The 101st is designed to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-sized air
American airborne landings in Normandy
…the Allies on June 6, 1944, during World War II. In the opening maneuver of the Normandy landings, about 13,100 American paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, then 3,937 glider infantrymen, were dropped in Normandy via two parachute and six glider missions. The divisions were part of the U.S. VII Corps, which…
Two privates apply war paint in England, June 1944.
101st Airborne troops posing with a captured Nazi vehicle air identification sign two days after landing at Normandy.
Men of the 101st Airborne Division inspect a broken glider, September 1944.