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Re: Terrain Challenge #43 (Score: 1) by Lestayo10 on Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:41 pm (User Info | Send a Message)
The Orne Canal Bridge or what we call "Pegasus Bridge" today was captured by the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry of the 2nd Bn 6th Airborne Division who landed in three Horsa Gliders in a perfect accurate landing near the bridge in the first few minutes of D-Day and seizing the bridge by complete surprise but not without casulties. While Den Brotheridge and his platoon rushed the other side of the bridge Lt Brotheridge was killed when he reached the other side. It being dark some of the British Paratroppers thought it was a private soldier that was hit until later when the bridge was seized did they relize that it was Lt Brotheridge. This made Lt Brotheridge the first Allied soldier to be killed by hostil fire on D-Day. He is buried in the Ranville Churchyard Cemetery next to Ranville War Cemetery
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