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Landing Zone / Drop Zone X

On september 17th 1944 this field was in use as a Drop Zone (DZ). On that day 2278 paratroupers of the 1st Parachute Brigade landed here. One day later, it was used as a Landing Zone (LZ) for gliders of a large number of units.

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