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82nd Airborne: Normandy 1944 (Past & Present)
82nd Airborne Normandy 1944 - Past & Present
Author: Stephen Smith, Simon Forty
On August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne became the US Army?s first airborne division. Commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, they trained exhaustively for their new role, which involved parachuting from C-47s and insertion by Waco CG-4A gliders. — In April 1943 the 82nd was shipped overseas to Casablanca, North Africa, and on July 9 made it...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781612005362
ISBN-10: 1612005365
Publication Date: 10/11/2017
Pages: 64
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Publisher: Casemate
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