After leaving our fabulous Chateau this morning we went to Pegasus Bridge on the far right flank of the British Landing Area. This bridge, key to stopping any German armor and troops from rushing to the beach, was taken by a British Gliderborne Company at 12:16 AM on D-Day. Three Horsa gliders (the size of a 737) with 90 paras landed within 50 yards without the German's hearing them. This bridge was secured within 15 minutes. A fantastic story; and a great museum here honoring all the paras.
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