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 | During World War II, Operation Detroit was the insertion, by parachute and glider, of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division into Normandy on the night of 5–6 June 1944 as part of Operation Overlord. The drop zone for the 82nd Airborne was around Sainte-Mère-Église, to the west of Utah beach, intending to protect the western flank of the invasion.
The objective of the division was to s... |  | 05/30/2007 | 713 | 



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 | Aerial picture taken thirteen days before D-Day. |  | 05/30/2007 | 446 | 



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 | Private John M. Steele was the American paratrooper made famous in the movie, "The Longest Day" who landed in St. Mère-Église, the first village in Normandy liberated by the Americans on D-Day - June 6th, 1944...
During the first night of Operation Overlord (June 5-6, 1944), American soldiers of the 82nd Airborne parachuted into the area west of St. Mère-Église in succe... |  | 09/24/2009 | 122 | 



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 | Aerial view, 6 June 1944. In the lower right corner we can see the location of the crash of the C-47 # 42-92868, 313th TCG, Chalk number #16, serial 22, piloted by 1st Lt. William Robert Roycraft. All the crew members in the plane were killed in the crash. |  | 05/25/2007 | 1,010 | 



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St Martin de Varreville: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment and 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion : Seize Exits 3 and 4 at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville and Audouville-la-Hubert. Destroy the German heavy artillery battery at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville and the buildings coded WXYZ at Mezieres.
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Hiesville: 3/501st Parachute In... |  | 06/08/2006 | 737 | 
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 | This is a bizarre tale of a massive taxpayer-funded international airport which was plowed under in a mere 20 years after it opened. It is perfect example of politics gone wrong, and incredible levels of wasteful spending.
Greater Southwest International Airport (GSW), Forth Worth, TX
The vast majority of the millions of airline passengers who pass through the present-day ... |  | 09/14/2005 | 798 | 



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 | Probably the worse(worst) thing that it is possible to say of a hotel is that it(he,she) is agreeable. Or maybe not? Being demanding, that one to what anyone aspires when he(she) visits the Major square(seat) of León and looks abreast at the quadrilateral one of neoclassic porches, work of the XVIIIth century, the mere tickle of the senses comes out. The historical front of this hotel makes jum... |  | 11/05/2005 | 143 | 



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 | A busy day at Santa Ana airport, one plane ready to take off with three others lined up waiting. |  | 07/19/2009 | 72 | 



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 | D-Day: 7 paratroopers of the HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division were murdered by German soldiers.
http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/aeropus/en_hemevez.php |  | 06/12/2006 | 637 | 
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 | The D-Day for the 82nd Airborne Division, at the River Merderet.
http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/aeropus/en_page.php?page=82 |  | 06/12/2006 | 341 | 
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 | 5 million tonnes of coal is burn there every year (41000 tonnes/day) just few trains a day!!!
The plant is ISO 14000 (optimized management for environment protection)
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 | Second in this series.
Operations of the 5th Ranger infantry Battalion since their arrival in England until D-Day. Includes links to photos and more info on the events and places.
More to come.
Enjoy |  | 07/17/2005 | 548 | 



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