The 8,500 British and Canadian soldiers of 6th Airborne Division were the first Allied troops to land by glider and parachute in France in the early hours of 6th June 1944, tasked to secure the ...
The Overlord plan called for the use of airborne troops to secure ... away thus allowing 3rd Division to advance from Sword Beach to seize Caen 6th Airborne Division was given this task It was ...