The first units of the division to land were the pathfinders and six platoons from'D' Company 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who carried out a coup de main glider assault on the two bridges crossing the River Orne and the Caen Canal.
The first units of the division to land were the pathfinders from'D' Company 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. The first units of the division to land were six platoons from'D' Company 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 'D' Company 2nd Oxfordshire carried out a coup de main glider assault on the two bridges. Buckinghamshire Light Infantry carried out a coup de main glider assault on the two bridges. These two bridges were crossing the River Orne. These two bridges were crossing the Caen Canal.