there were about 2600 casualties
US 82nd Airborne Division US 101st Airborne Division
There were airborne troops from America, Britain, and Canada. Approximately 24,000 Americans and around 18,000 British and Canadians flew.
41,628 airborne troops .
about 517 people died
due to errors many airborne troops missed their drop areas and were scattered over a large area. however, so many alllied paratroopers appeared at many different places causing the Germans to believe a larger force of airborne troops had been dropped............
Of the 23,000 airborne troops, 15,500 were Americans and of these, 6,000 were killed or seriously wounded
how many tanks were there durind dday
450,000 10 Infantry Divisions,1 Airborne Division and 3 Marine Divisions
Airborne has two syllables.
About 3000 people died on Dday.
On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops. 11,590 aircraft were available to support the landings. On D-Day, Allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties, and 127 were lost.
The Marines dont have an airborne infantry. Only the Army.