Gliders to Normandy (Daytime Talk) - 26 April 2025
Andrew Wheale discusses the development of British glider assault capability culminating in Operations DEADSTICK, TONGA and MALLARD during the Normandy Landings.
Inter-service rivalry, the scarcity of resources and the development of doctrine will all be discussed.
How did the development of Airborne Forces and the glider build programme fit into the wider war strategy set by Churchill in 1941?
What impact did the airborne landings have on the German defenders on D-Day?
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Andrew Wheale discusses the development of British glider assault capability culminating in Operations DEADSTICK, TONGA and MALLARD during the Normandy Landings.
Inter-service rivalry, the scarcity of resources and the development of doctrine will all be discussed.
How did the development of Airborne Forces and the glider build programme fit into the wider war strategy set by Churchill in 1941?
What impact did the airborne landings have on the German defenders on D-Day?
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