Normandy Attack Research Paper

Just minutes after midnight, the attack began. The 101 Paratroopers had jumped into Normandy. Their objective was to capture the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, seize the major exits to Utah Beach, and gain control of the Western part of Normandy. On the Eastern flank of Normandy, the 6th British Airborne Division landed at the Caen Canal and at the Orne river bridges. With help from Major Howard, they captured the bridge and prepare for a counterattack from Germany. I sat, waiting patiently on the plane while hearing this information. Soon, the 82nd Airborne Pathfinders would begin to drop into three main landing zones. I was a part of this fleet, and I knew that this component of the invasion would be crucial because it would allow us to secure Utah Beach …show more content…
Deeper than we expected. William quickly swam out and pulled a body back to shore. It was James, and he wasn’t breathing. “We need to go now and regroup. Now!” Someone shouted. William didn’t want to leave James here, but if we stayed any longer the Germans might come and completely catch us off guard. For the next hour, we attempted to regroup with other Allied paratroopers. We had suffered several unexpected casualties at the river, and although it was devastating, we knew there would be more deaths to come. The last news that we had heard was that ships had anchored and were preparing for launching. While discussing battle plans with William and other soldiers, we could hear loud voices up ahead. I jogged to see what the possible threat was, and recognized Lt. Co. Ed Krause. He was commander of the 3rd Battalion. About 100 Allied soldiers were scattered in the field. Krause told us that he planned to go to Sainte-Mere-Eglise. It took us, about 180 soldiers, an hour to walk into town. When we arrived in town, we stumbled upon a local Frenchman who showed us the German billets. Armed with this new information, we surprised the sleeping Germans. We captured around 30, and about 10 were