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Dropped Behind Enemy Lines: The Lost Paratroopers Of Normandy

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A fantastic WWII adventure: On June 16, 1944, the storied 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions accidentally dropped U.S. paratroopers off-target behind enemy lines in France near the ancient town of Graignes, Normandy, as part of the D-Day offensive. At great risk to themselves, including penalty of death, the 900 townspeople of Graignes determined to protect the paratroopers and fight the Nazis as a combined force, using the weapons the paratroopers had brought with them.

What transpired could be the best WWII movie never made. Acclaimed U.S. military historian, Professor Stephen Rabe’s own father was a paratrooper in Graignes. While he grew up hearing the story and meeting other surviving solders, it took Stephen over 60 years to research and write the story in his book, “The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village.”

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Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

Desperately Seeking the '80s
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
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Capitole

1. Dropped Behind Enemy Lines: The Lost Paratroopers Of Normandy (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Desperately Seeking the '80s (00:23:30)

3. (Cont.) Dropped Behind Enemy Lines: The Lost Paratroopers Of Normandy (00:24:05)

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A fantastic WWII adventure: On June 16, 1944, the storied 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions accidentally dropped U.S. paratroopers off-target behind enemy lines in France near the ancient town of Graignes, Normandy, as part of the D-Day offensive. At great risk to themselves, including penalty of death, the 900 townspeople of Graignes determined to protect the paratroopers and fight the Nazis as a combined force, using the weapons the paratroopers had brought with them.

What transpired could be the best WWII movie never made. Acclaimed U.S. military historian, Professor Stephen Rabe’s own father was a paratrooper in Graignes. While he grew up hearing the story and meeting other surviving solders, it took Stephen over 60 years to research and write the story in his book, “The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village.”

Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

Desperately Seeking the '80s
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

  continue reading

Capitole

1. Dropped Behind Enemy Lines: The Lost Paratroopers Of Normandy (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Desperately Seeking the '80s (00:23:30)

3. (Cont.) Dropped Behind Enemy Lines: The Lost Paratroopers Of Normandy (00:24:05)

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