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The Airborne Museum of Sainte Mère Eglise show the history of one of the first and most well known battles that took place during the D-day operations in June 1944. During the night between the 5th and 6th of June thousands of allied paratroopers where dropped in the area near Sainte Mère Eglise to secure a vital road junction.
   
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An American Sherman tank outside the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.

An American Sherman tank outside the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise. 
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American paratroopers with a small truck at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.

American paratroopers with a small truck at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.  
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American paratrooper uniforms at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.

American paratrooper uniforms at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.  
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American C-47 Dakota at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise. Hundreds of these planes carried the paratroopers into they skies above Sainte Mère Eglise.

American C-47 Dakota at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise. Hundreds of these planes carried the paratroopers into they skies above Sainte Mère Eglise.
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American World War II weapons at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.

American World War II weapons at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.
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American World War II paratroopers and machinegun at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.

American World War II paratroopers and machinegun at the Airborne museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.
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