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Assault on Normandy: Pegasus Bridge DVD
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£19.99 (Incl. VAT)
This DVD charts the slow development of British airborne forces and the
directive given by Churchill in June 1940 to form both the Parachute
Regiment and the glider airlanding brigades. We follow the plan to
capture the two bridges over the canal and river between Caen and the
sea from the germ of an idea, through preparations to its delivery as
one of the most successful small unit actions of all time, in the
opening hours of D-Day. The DVD is split into four parts and each
concentrate on a particular phase of the D-Day fighting: First are the
gliders and their pilots who delivered the force, against all odds, in a
poor weather and darkness to the bridges. The surprise and pin-point
accuracy they achieved contributed significantly to success of the
operation. Next to be investigated is the thoroughly prepared and highly
successful coup de main assault by Major John Howard s Company of Ox
& Bucks Light Infantry on the two bridges. After a badly scattered
drop, Colonel Pine Coffin s 7 Para Battalion, only a fraction of its
strength, arrived to relieve the Ox & Bucks and fought an equally
epic battle against the growing strength of 21st Panzer Division until
they in turn were relieved on the evening of D-Day when ground troops
finally arrived from the beaches. The famous Café Gondree is also
included on the DVD. Indisputably the first house in occupied France to
be liberated by the invading Allies, it was central to the story of
Pegasus Bridge, its capture and holding. The family Gondree for their
willing help and fortitude have over the years, become as much a part of
all elements of Airborne Forces as the red beret!
Region 2
80 mins
Classification E
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