Attached is an article written by “60 Minutes” wit Andy Rooney. These three columns first appeared in a 1944 issue of the Stars & Stripes concerning the seldom remembered efforts of a French airborne battalion that jumped into Brittany on D-Day in order to disrupt German communications.
Click here to read more magazine articles about D-Day
Statistical data concerning the U.S. Army casualties in June and July of 1944 can be read in this article.
Click here to read about the first American Paratrooper.
French Paratroopers Land in Brittany June 6 1944French Paratroopers invade Brittany June 6 1944French airborne jumped on D-Day 1944French paratroopers fought near Vannes France June 6 1944Andy Rooney article for WW2 Stars and Stripes 1944D-Day article written in 1944 by Andy Rooney
French Paratroopers Land in Brittany June 6 1944French Paratroopers invade Brittany June 6 1944French airborne jumped on D-Day 1944French paratroopers fought near Vannes France June 6 1944Andy Rooney article for WW2 Stars and Stripes 1944D-Day article written in 1944 by Andy Rooney
