June 5th, 1944, 9:30 PM. 13,348 men from two American parachute divisions, the 82nd and the 101st Airborne in nearly 1,000 aircraft will take off to Normandy. Until then, no one had launched an airborne operation of this scale. The Allied staff is expecting huge losses! Some forecasts predict 75% of the paratroopers will fall in combat. They must open the way to the troops landing on Utah Beach.
