The 82nd Airborne Division faced a grueling fight to secure key river crossings during the initial three days of the Normandy invasion, with the Merderet River becoming a bloody battleground.
No Better Place to Die
The 82nd Airborne Division faced a grueling 3-day struggle to secure key river crossing points in Normandy, with the Merderet River becoming a deadly battleground from which there was no escape.
