The Church and the Paratrooper, Sainte-Mère-Église
Sainte-Mère-Église was among the first towns liberated on D-Day, 6 June 1944, when American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne dropped into its square in the night.
Scenario: 8 November 2026 · 12:15 Europe/Paris
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Sainte-Mère-Église was among the first towns liberated on D-Day, 6 June 1944, when American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne dropped into its square in the night. Private John Steele hung for hours from the church tower by his parachute, feigning death, and the effigy and canopy still hang there in his memory; the church itself carries stained glass honouring the paratroopers.
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