Operation Deadstick
Operation Deadstick was the codename for an operation by airborne forces of the British Army that took place on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of World War II. The objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal, providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition. Once captured, the bridges had to be held against any counter-attack until the assault force was relieved by commandos and infantry advancing from the British landing zone.
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Operation Deadstick
Operation Deadstick was the codename for an operation by airborne forces of the British Army that took place on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of World War II. The objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal, providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition. Once captured, the bridges had to be held against any counter-attack until the assault force was relieved by commandos and infantry advancing from the British landing zone.
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Operacja Deadstick – akcja zbr ...... na terenach północnej Francji.
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Operation Deadstick was the co ...... il the company relief arrived.
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18 dead, 36 wounded 7th Parachute Battalion
2 dead, 14 wounded 'D' Company
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date
1944-06-06
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British victory
strength
'D' Company 180 men
12,350 men
21st Panzer Division
40 self propelled guns
7th Parachute Battalion ~ 200 men
Glider Pilot Regiment 12 men
~50 at the bridge
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'D' Company, 2nd Battalion, Ox and Bucks Light Infantry
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Operacja Deadstick – akcja zbr ...... na terenach północnej Francji.
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Operation Deadstick was the co ...... from the British landing zone.
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Operacja Deadstick
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Operation Deadstick
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