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Airborne Operations in World War II, European Theater

USAF historical studies, No. 97. Contents I The Airborne Invasion of Normandy— Plans and Preparations 1 Background 1 Early Planning— The COSSAC Phase 2 Shaping the Outline Plans 6 Detailed Planning 9 The Buildup 17 Deployment and Training 20 Final Preparations 26 Deception and Diversion 28 II The Assault 32 The Pathfinders 32 ALBANY Mission and the Paratroop Operations of the 101st Division 33 BOSTON Mission and the Paratroop Operations of the 82d Division 48 Evaluation of the Paratroop Operations 58 CHICAGO and DETROIT— The Initial Glider Missions 61 KEOKUK and ELMIRA Glider Missions 65 The Glider Missions on D plus 1— GALVESTON and HACKENSACK 69 Evaluation of the Glider Missions 72 Parachute Resupply Missions 74 The British Missions and WILDOATS 78 III From Neptunejto Market 81 Organizational Changes 81 Plans and Operations during the Campaign in France 83 The Planning of MARKET 88 Resources and Preparations 97 Preliminary Support Operations 100 IV Market — The Airborne Invasion of Holland 101 D-day, the Pathfinders 101 D-day, Operations in the Eindhoven Sector 102 D-day, Operations in the Nijmegen Sector 107 D-day, Operations in the Arnhem Sector 112 The Balance for D-day 115 D

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