Other elements of OVERLORD included massive air attacks, naval bombardments, an early morning amphibious landing and, during the evening, the delivery of the remaining elements of the airborne divisions. The assault was not without cost, however, evidenced by the ground scar of a crashed C-47 transport aircraft, visible in the upper-right corner. In this image, discarded parachute canopies can be seen in fields to the west of the village of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. US paratroops and glider-borne troops were scattered across the western flank of the invasion. The image on the right shows three British gliders used during the assault on the bridge over the Caen canal, where they came to rest, just metres from the bridge. Pegasus Bridge saw the first engagement of D-Day.
In the early hours of 6 June 1944, large numbers of British and US airborne troops captured vital bridges and crossroads to secure the flanks of the invasion.
Operation OVERLORD began with overnight parachute and glider landings. This feature highlights just a few of the events and locations in Normandy affected by the invasion on 6 June 1944. Operation OVERLORD, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe, was the turning point of the Second World War.
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