Airborne landings on Normandy
6 June 1944

On the night of June 6^th paratroopers of the 101^st and 82^nd Airborne division jumped over the fields of Normandy. Their objective was to secure 4 causeway exits behind Utah beach, capture Sainte-Mère-Église, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and stop any German reinforcements, but due to bad weather and flak fire they were largely scattered.