Sword: From Pegasus Bridge to CaenPaperback, 1 July 2012

At 00:16, Major John Howard landed with his company just a few yards from Benouville bridge. In the early hours of D-Day, his British paratroopers were the first Allies to set foot on French soil. They were the vanguard of the 6th Airborne Division whose mission was to secure the east flank of the landing zone before the amphibious operation.