Pegasus Bridge: Bénouville D-Day 1944 - Will Fowler - Google Books

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The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders at Pegasus Bridge, which spanned the Caen Canal. Quickly overwhelming the guards, they managed to hold the bridge and help prevent German reinforcements from…