Airborne on D-Day - HISTORY

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History Shorts: Charles Norman Shay at D-Day

In this video clip of History's Mail Call, host R. Lee Ermey takes a look at the equipment paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions used on D-Day including m1942 jump suits, a switchblade, rope, first aid kit, cricket clickers, gas masks and more.

History Shorts: The Night Before D-Day

Los Angeles Times war correspondent Tom Treanor recounts his firsthand experience landing on the beach at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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