- H-hour (D-day)
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Normandy Campaign
partof=World War II
date=June 5 ,1944 –June 6 ,1944
place=Normandy ,France
result=Secured Normandy beaches from counter-attackcombatantsflagicon|United States|1912-(Around 13,000 men)
H-hour was the name given to the airborne assault in the
Battle of Normandy . It included the American101st Airborne Division and82nd Airborne Division With the British6th Airborne Division . This took place about three hours before the main beach landings on theNormandy . The Airborne invasion consisted of over 20,000 men and around 1,200 planes and gliders. The combined assault of British and American Airborne and glider divisions would surprise the German defenders and cause enough havoc to make the beach landings go more smoothly.Objectives of H-hour
The divisions of paratroopers that landed each had an objective:
*The82nd Airborne would drop and take the town of Sainte-Mere-Egliseand protect the right flank on the American beach landings ofOmaha andUtah beach. After doing that, they would link up with the 101st.
*The101st Airborne Would be dropped behind Utah beach, to secure the beach exits and be prepared to exploit through the town ofCarrot .
*The British6th Airborne Division would be dropped between the riverOrne and some high ground of the Bois de Bavent to secure the eastern flank of the British and Canadian sector.Dropping the troops
When the airborne divisions were dropped, there were many mis-drops. Some were dropped five miles from their target site. Some were even dropped in the
English Channel . These mis-drops happened for various reasons.
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