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What was the name of the pivotal location captured by the 82nd airborne on 6th June 1944?
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∙ 19y ago
The 82nd was to land north of the 101st astride the River Merderet,capture the crossings and sieze the little town of St. Me're Eglise on the main Cherbourg-Bayeux rd. The 1st wave of 13000 men dropped from C47 aircraft, many pilots lacked experience,a thick bank of cloud and ground fire caused the para's to be scattered,some fell into the sea,some drowned in flooded rivers others hit trees or buildings. Much of the 505th regt.dropped close to the town some actually in it. The place was secured early on,and the vital road was blocked after a spirited action at Neuville. At the end of the day the 82nd were strongly posted around the town, but was not in touch with either the troops from the beaches or the 101. It had lost over 1200 men, half of them "missing"
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