D-Day Glider Mission: Rare Footage of Paratroopers Behind Enemy Lines

In this original 1945 footage, we follow the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and their glider missions on June 5, 1944, just one day before the Normandy landings. Troops flew silently behind German lines in wooden gliders, preparing the ground for D-Day. This rare footage shows the gliders, paratroopers, and airborne operations that paved the way for the Allied invasion.

🔗 Source: U.S. Army Air Forces – D-Day Minus One (1945)
📂 Archive Link: https://archive.org/details/DDayMinu1945
📜 Public Domain – Provided by the U.S. Office of War Information and made available through Archive.org

This content is used under Public Domain guidelines and has been remastered for educational and historical purposes by Walk Among Heroes.

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