Utah Beach
On the night of June 5-6, the Pathfinders were the first Allied soldiers to land on Normandy soil. Paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions fought through the night, joined by the 4th Infantry Division, which landed on Utah Beach. German defenses and troops, paratrooper testimonies, unpublished documents: a superbly illustrated album.
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On the night of June 5-6, the Pathfinders were the first Allied soldiers to land on Normandy soil. Paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions fought through the night, joined by the 4th Infantry Division, which landed on Utah Beach. German defenses and troops, paratrooper testimonies, unpublished documents: a superbly illustrated album.
