In the dead of night on June 5, 1944, thousands of American paratroopers boarded planes headed for the Normandy coast. Colonel (Ret) Peter Crean, Vice President of Education and Access at The National WWII Museum, dives into the history of the Airborne Invasion on D-Day.

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Learn more about D-Day here: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/d-day-and-normandy-campaign