See where the 508th, and the enemy, were located before and during their
time in battle.
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508TH MAP CASE |
Cotentin Peninsula (topography) | Enemy Forces in Cotentin Peninsula as estimated prior to D-Day | Enemy Forces in Cotentin Peninsula as they actually were on D-Day |
Allied Assault Routes, 6 June 1944 | THE PLAN Airborne Plan, 6 June 1944 (508th DZ is left-most, middle) | THE REALITY 82d Airborne Drop Pattern, 6 June 1944 |
D-Day Along the Merderet, 82d Airborne Division | Securing Ste. Mere-Eglise, D+1, 7 June 1944 | 508th at Chef-du-Pont, 8-9 June 1944 |
The La Fiere bridgehead, 9 June 1944 | German Counterattack on Carentan, 13 June 1944 | Securing the Douve Line, 14-16 June 1944
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