Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Pegasus Bridge in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lieutenant Brotheridge is killed crossing the bridge in the first minutes of the assault and thus becomes the first member of the invading Allied armies to die in combat on D-Day. Leads the infantry capture of 2 bridges codenamed Pegasus & Horsa. 1st Allied death in Normandy
Commands infantryman who land by glider & capture 2 bridges codenamed Pegasus & Horsa
Parachutes behind enemy lines & helps secure Pegasus Bridge
Parachutes behind enemy lines & captures Benouville, including Pegasus Bridge
One of the members of the 7th Battalion reinforcements is young actor Richard Todd who would, nearly two decades later, play Major Howard in the film The Longest Day
Leads the infantry capture of 2 bridges codenamed Pegasus & Horsa. 1st Allied death in Normandy
Parachutes behind enemy lines & helps secure Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge now resides in the grounds of the Pegasus Memorial Museum, the museum is inaugurated by HRH The Prince of Wales and lies at the Eastern end of the current bridge
Provenance
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