Horsa Bridge Memorial Ranville

Mémorial rendant hommage à la prise du pont de Ranville HORSA BRIDGE SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT ON 5/6 JUNE 1944 A HORSA GLIDER FLOWN BY S/SGTSR.A. HOWARD AND FW BAACKE GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT LANDED NORTH WEST OF THIS BRIDGE WITH A PLATOON OF OXF & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY LED BY Lt J. BENCE THEY CAPTURED THE BRIDGE. A SECOND PLATOON UNDER Lt H.J. SWEENEY LANDED NEAR BY PILOTED BY S/SGTS S. PEARSON AND L. GUTHRIE AND REINFORCED THEM

Mémorial rendant hommage à la prise du pont de Ranville HORSA BRIDGE SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT ON 5 6 JUNE 1944 A HORSA GLIDER FLOWN BY S SGTSR.A. HOWARD AND FW BAACKE GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT LANDED NORTH WEST OF THIS BRIDGE WITH A PLATOON OF OXF & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY LED BY Lt J. BENCE THEY CAPTURED THE BRIDGE. A SECOND PLATOON UNDER Lt H.J. SWEENEY LANDED NEAR BY PILOTED BY S SGTS S. PEARSON AND L. GUTHRIE AND REINFORCED THEM