The 2nd battalion of the 505th’ pathfinders - 82nd Airborne Division - prior to the taking off, in England; June 5, 1944.

Destination Normandy, France

The respected 1st battalion of the pathfinders of the 505th parachute regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in the late hours of 5 June 1944.

Still in England, not for long...

Pathfinders of  the 3rd battalion, 505th regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, under Lieutenant-Colonel Krause was the closest to the town and had a mission to seize Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France. 