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American airborne landings in Normandy

American airborne landings in Normandy was a battle fought in 1944 in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Invasion of Normandy. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: (airlifted); 13,100 paratroopers; 3,900 glider troops; 5,700 USAAF aircrew against 36,600 (7th Army); 17,300 (OKW Reserve).

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Fought1944
WhereFrance49.500N, 1.500W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Part ofInvasion of Normandy1944

Where it sits in the Invasion of Normandy

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8 placed engagements of the Invasion of Normandy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceFrance
49.500N, 1.500W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength(airlifted); 13,100 paratroopers; 3,900 glider troops; 5,700 USAAF aircrew36,600 (7th Army); 17,300 (OKW Reserve)
Casualties and losses(campaign); 12,003 killed; 2,657 wounded; 4,490 missing, Airborne losses only(whole campaign, not just against airborne units); 21,300 killed, wounded, and missing
Commanders
  • Erich Marcks
  • Wilhelm Falley
American airborne landings in NormandyAmerican airborne landings in NormandyAction at CherbourgBattle of CherbourgRaid on CherbourgAction at La HogueAction of 15 November 1810Action at CherbourgAction at La HogueExeterSt.-Brieuc100 km49.500N, 1.500W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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American airborne landings in Normandy is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q29009, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article American airborne landings in Normandy, revision 1381407932, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.