In the evening between fifth and 6th June 1944, throughout the first stages for the Operation Overlord the 6th Uk Airborne Division received the goal to recapture and get a grip on the movable bridge that crossed the Orne River close to the city of Ouistreham in Normandy. The control of this connection, renamed in code “Pegasus” ended up being a key point to make secure the eastern flank of the functional situation also to prevent German armour troops counterattack that may achieve the Allied landing area at Sword beach. The Uk paratroopers, in Horsa gliders, landed nearby the connection and, because of an instant and effective action, defeated the German troops that defended the bridge. Even Now the Pegasus Bridge is a point of reference for anyone whom visit the most crucial places of “Overlord”.
