All Battles

Pegasus Bridge

1944 Calvados Luftlande-Op

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Pegasus bridge new

Pegasus bridge new

Author: UnknownLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Men of D Company Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry after capturing "Pegasus Bridge" (the Caen Canal Bridge at Benouville), France.
Original wartime caption: Some of the first British Glider troops to set foot on French soil on "D" Day at 12.20 a.m. They are left to right: Private Frank Gardner of Blackfen Road, Sidcup, Kent; Captain Brian Priday of Haslebourne Stanstead Road, Caterham, Surrey; L/Corporal B.H.Lambley of 69 Hornsey Park Road, London. These men landed from gliders at 12.20 a.m. on "D" Day. They also appear in B 5585 above.

Men of D Company Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry after capturing "Pegasus Bridge" (the Caen Canal Bridge at Benouville), France. Original wartime caption: Some of the first British Glider troops to set foot on French soil on "D" Day at 12.20 a.m. They are left to right: Private Frank Gardner of Blackfen Road, Sidcup, Kent; Captain Brian Priday of Haslebourne Stanstead Road, Caterham, Surrey; L/Corporal B.H.Lambley of 69 Hornsey Park Road, London. These men landed from gliders at 12.20 a.m. on "D" Day. They also appear in B 5585 above.

Author: Loughlin (Sgt) No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit.License:PD
Source
Pegasus Bridge, à Bénouville, s'ouvrant pour laisser passer le Boëdic.

Pegasus Bridge, à Bénouville, s'ouvrant pour laisser passer le Boëdic.

Author: RundvaldLicense:PD
Source
Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Author: Kev22License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Author: Kev22License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Author: Kev22License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Bénouville - Pegasus Bridge

Author: Kev22License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
6 horsa glider landed on the night of 5-6th June 1944 next to Pegaus bridge

6 horsa glider landed on the night of 5-6th June 1944 next to Pegaus bridge

Author: Dave osmLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
London Bridge I was the first Bailey bridge to be put in place during the liberation of Europe

London Bridge I was the first Bailey bridge to be put in place during the liberation of Europe

Author: Dave osmLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Memorial Pegasus - Original Bridge

Memorial Pegasus - Original Bridge

Author: Iain CameronLicense:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Sipping a coffee at Café Gondrée, looking at Pegasus Bridge

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Benouville, Pegasus Bridge. Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX

Benouville, Pegasus Bridge. Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Benouville, Pegasus Bridge. Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX

Benouville, Pegasus Bridge. Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Benouville, Pegasus Bridge. Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX

Benouville, Pegasus Bridge. Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX

Author: Archangel12License:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Members of the 678th ADA BDE, South Carolina National Guard, study the Pegasus Bridge glider landing and the effectiveness of lacking air defense assets, September 4, 2018, France.

Members of the 678th ADA BDE, South Carolina National Guard, study the Pegasus Bridge glider landing and the effectiveness of lacking air defense assets, September 4, 2018, France.

Author: U.S. Army 263AAMDC by Capt. William DuvallLicense:PD
Source
The original Pegasus Bridge (Bénouville, France)

The original Pegasus Bridge (Bénouville, France)

Author: DJ Clayworth (en:User:DJ Clayworth)License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Inoformation panel next to Pegasus Bridge

Inoformation panel next to Pegasus Bridge

Author: Dave osmLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Historical panel related to the Bénouville and Ranville bridges before 1944

Historical panel related to the Bénouville and Ranville bridges before 1944

Author: Dave osmLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Open for a passing ship

Open for a passing ship

Author: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UKLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
Bénouville, Calvados, Normandy, FRANCE

Bénouville, Calvados, Normandy, FRANCE

Author: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCELicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source
The enlarged Pegasus bridge replica replacing the original famous bridge kept at the Pegasus memorial museum. Taken at Benouville, Normandy, France, February 2011
Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Bridge
Le nouveau Pegasus bridge rallongé qui remplace l'original conservé au musée mémorial Pégasus. Pris à Bénouville, Normandie, Février 2011

En savoir +: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Bridge

The enlarged Pegasus bridge replica replacing the original famous bridge kept at the Pegasus memorial museum. Taken at Benouville, Normandy, France, February 2011 Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Bridge Le nouveau Pegasus bridge rallongé qui remplace l'original conservé au musée mémorial Pégasus. Pris à Bénouville, Normandie, Février 2011 En savoir +: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Bridge

Author: dynamosquito from FranceLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source

Historical Overview

Coup de main by British paratroopers on Bénouville Bridge.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Allied victory.

UK

  • Commander: John Howard
  • Strength: 181 Mann
  • Casualties: 2

German Army

  • Commander: Hans von Luck
  • Strength: ca. 100
  • Casualties: unbekannt

Strategic Context

Securing the eastern flank of the invasion zone.

Related Literature

Cover of Berlin: The Downfall 1945

Berlin: The Downfall 1945

Antony Beevor

Non-fictionWW2WW2 Eastern Front

English
World Wars Era
Cover of Gulag: A History

Gulag: A History

Non-fiction20th CenturySoviet Union

English
World Wars Era
Cover of Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine

Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine

Non-fiction20th CenturySoviet Union

English
World Wars Era
Cover of Stalingrad

Stalingrad

Antony Beevor

WW2ReportWW2 Eastern Front

English
World Wars Era
Cover of The Gulag Archipelago

The Gulag Archipelago

Non-fiction20th CenturySoviet Union

English
World Wars Era
Cover of Der Gulag

Der Gulag

Non-fiction20th CenturySoviet Union

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Die Schlacht um Berlin und das Ende des Dritten Reichs 1945

Die Schlacht um Berlin und das Ende des Dritten Reichs 1945

Non-fictionWW2WW2 Eastern Front

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben: ein Stalingrad-Roman

Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben: ein Stalingrad-Roman

WW2WW2 Eastern FrontHistorical Noval

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Roter Hunger: Stalins Krieg gegen die Ukraine

Roter Hunger: Stalins Krieg gegen die Ukraine

Non-fiction20th CenturySoviet Union

German
World Wars Era
Cover of So weit die Füße tragen

So weit die Füße tragen

20th CenturySoviet UnionGulag

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Söldner ohne Sold: Die deutschen Freikorps 1918–1923

Söldner ohne Sold: Die deutschen Freikorps 1918–1923

Report20th CenturyGerman History

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Vom Massensturm zur Stoßtrupptaktik: Die deutsche Landkriegtaktik im Spiegel von Dienstvorschriften und Publizistik 1906 bis 1918

Vom Massensturm zur Stoßtrupptaktik: Die deutsche Landkriegtaktik im Spiegel von Dienstvorschriften und Publizistik 1906 bis 1918

Non-fiction20th CenturyGerman History

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Wir Wehr-Wölfe: Erinnerungen eines Freikorps-Führers

Wir Wehr-Wölfe: Erinnerungen eines Freikorps-Führers

Report20th CenturyGerman History

German
World Wars Era
Cover of Zweiter Weltkrieg Erlebnisbericht Apokalypse Stalingrad: Untergang der 6. Armee 1942-1943

Zweiter Weltkrieg Erlebnisbericht Apokalypse Stalingrad: Untergang der 6. Armee 1942-1943

Walter Mönch

Non-fictionWW2WW2 Eastern Front

German
World Wars Era
Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich

Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich

William Shirer

20th CenturyGerman HistoryNational Socialism

World Wars Era

Historical Locations

Interactive map requires third-party cookie consent.