Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), that was built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France. Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, a major objective of the British airborne troops during Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. A unit of Glider infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and week
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Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), that was built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France. Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, a major objective of the British airborne troops during Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. A unit of Glider infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and week
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Die Pegasusbrücke (bis 1944 Bé ...... die alte und stammt von 1994.
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El puente Pegasus (español: Pe ...... ortada del Ejército Británico.
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Most Pegaz (ang. Pegasus Bridg ...... ą w ramach Operacji Deadstick.
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Pegasus Bridge (pont Pégase) e ...... t de Normandie le 6 juin 1944.
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Pegasus fu il nome in codice d ...... ala reale di un aliante Horsa.
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Ponte Pegasus é o nome pelo qu ...... em de um cavalo alado, Pégaso.
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飛馬橋(Pegasus Bridge)座落於卡昂運河(Cae ...... 。飛馬橋就是以當時英軍士兵臂章上的飛馬命名,以記念這次戰事。
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Pegasus Bridge before its replacement
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Die Pegasusbrücke (bis 1944 Bé ...... kt wird horizontal verschoben.
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El puente Pegasus (español: Pe ...... ortada del Ejército Británico.
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Most Pegaz (ang. Pegasus Bridg ...... ą w ramach Operacji Deadstick.
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Pegasus Bridge (pont Pégase) e ...... t de Normandie le 6 juin 1944.
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Ponte Pegasus é o nome pelo qu ...... em de um cavalo alado, Pégaso.
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飛馬橋(Pegasus Bridge)座落於卡昂運河(Cae ...... 。飛馬橋就是以當時英軍士兵臂章上的飛馬命名,以記念這次戰事。
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Pegasus Bridge
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飛馬橋
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