Scattered But Fighting: How Airborne Drops Behind Utah Beach Helped Crack Fortress Europe
Airborne Over Normandy, Second World War takes you into the night when American paratroopers dropped behind Utah Beach and straight into confusion. In this episode, we follow scattered sticks from the drop zones they missed to the hedgerows, flooded fields, and villages where they fought their way into relevance. From the causeways behind Utah to the streets around Sainte-Mère-Église, you hear how small groups of troopers, often miles from their assigned objectives, still found bridges to seize, guns to silence, and crossroads to hold. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com.
