June 6th, 1944

Pegasus

The first objectives of D-Day were two bridges spanning the Caen canal and Orne river, codenamed "Pegasus" and "Horsa". The plan called for a glider-borne surprise attack in order to overwhelm the ill-equipped defenders as fast as possible. After this was accomplished, the paratroopers were to dig in and wait for reinforcements coming in from Sword Beach. While this part of the plan worked well, the Germans reacted quickly and as the sun rose on the morning of the 6th of June 1944, tanks and armored infantry of the 21st Panzerdivision closed in on the beleaguered bridgehead.

Great Britain	Germany
Ground Forces
Willys MB-2	Opel Blitz S 3.6 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D "Hanomag" Infanterie-Schlepper UE(f) PzKpfw 35-S 739(f) PzKpfw IV Ausf. H SdKfz 135 "Marder I" (39H(f)) Wurfrahmen auf Infanterie-Schlepper UE(f) Opel Blitz S 3.6 (Flak 38)
Stationary Weapons
Ordnance QF 6-pdr AT Gun Mk IV Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Mk II	5 cm KwK 38 8.1cm Granatwerfer 34