Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy by Martin K.A. Morgan steel combat helmets

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Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy by Martin K.A. Morgan steel combat helmetsTable of Contents In the early morning hours of D Day, 2,004 paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment jumped into Normandy as a part of the famous 82nd Airborne Division. After a widely scattered drop, the regiment then struggled in the marshes and hedgerows of the Cotentin Peninsula in battles at places with names like Chef du Pont, Cauquigny, La Fiere and Graignes. During the regiment's time in Normandy, the hardships were many and the