While fixing German attention on Dover, England, Allied forces consolidated and sailed toward Normandy. Hours earlier, paratroopers and glider forces took off to seize key objectives on the Orne River and Cotentin Peninsula (Courtesy West Point Department of History)
While fixing German attention on Dover, England, Allied forces consolidated and sailed toward Normandy. Hours earlier, paratroopers and glider forces took off to seize key objectives on the Orne River and Cotentin Peninsula (Courtesy West Point Department of History)

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Photo by: West Point Department of History |  VIRIN: 191209-D-BD104-002.JPG