Ste Mere Eglise, D-day 75, 2019

36 photos taken on 6 and 9 June. The purpose of the US paratroop and glider assault around Ste Mere Eglise was to protect the US seaborne landings on Utah Beach.

Part of the mass drop by the US 82nd (All American) Airborne Division, Iron Mike monument, west of Caen, Normandy, 9 June 2019. Four of the C-130s can be seen. Members of the division took part in a parade through Ste Mere Eglise later in the day, commemorating the division's drop on the village on D-Day.

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Part of the mass drop by the US 82nd (All American) Airborne Division, Iron Mike monument, west of Caen, Normandy, 9 June 2019. Four of the C-130s can be seen. Members of the division took part in a parade through Ste Mere Eglise later in the day, commemorating the division's drop on the village on D-Day.