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Operation Deadstick

Famous British action by the 6th Airborne Division to capture the bridges across the river Orne and the Caen Canal undamaged . The British landed close to the bridges in Horsa gliders and did indeed take the bridges undamaged.

Related persons

Brotheridge, Herbert Denham* December 8th, 1915
† June 6th, 1944
Grave: 43

England, Edgar

Howard, John* December 8th, 1912
† May 5th, 1999

Pine-Coffin, Richard Geoffrey "Wooden Box"* December 2nd, 1908
† February 28th, 1974

Sweeney, Henry John "Tod"* June 1st, 1919
† June 4th, 2001

Waters, Thomas* October 12th, 1914
† September 30th, 1955

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