Regarding evening between fifth and 6th June 1944, throughout the initial phases for the procedure Overlord the 6th Uk Airborne Division received the goal to recapture and get a handle on the movable connection that crossed the Orne River close to the town of Ouistreham in Normandy. The control associated with the bridge, renamed in code “Pegasus” was an important factor to make secure the eastern flank of functional situation also to prevent German armour troops counterattack that could reach the Allied landing area at Sword coastline. The Uk paratroopers, in Horsa gliders, landed nearby the connection and, as a result of a rapid and effective action, defeated the German troops that defended the connection. Even Now the Pegasus Bridge is a spot of reference for those whom go to the most crucial places of “Overlord”.
