The Battle of Graignes 10th-12th June 1944
A heroic stand by 182 paratroopers of 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. 17 of whom along with 26 French civilians were murdered by 17th SS Panzergrenadiers. During the night of 5th-6th June 1944 American paratroopers jumping into Normandy were scattered about the countryside missing their intended drop zones. Over 150 of them landed in the Carentan Marshes up to 18 miles South East of their target at Amfreville. [...]