"40 self propelled guns" . "127 tanks" . "Glider Pilot Regiment 12 men" . . "'D' Company 180 men" . "7th Parachute Battalion ~ 200 men" . "British Victory" . . . "12,350 men" . . "1944-06-06Z"^^ . "18 dead, 36 wounded 7th Parachute Battalion" . "2 dead, 14 wounded 'D' Company" . . "~50 at the bridge" . "Operation Deadstick was the codename for an airborne forces operation by the British Army that took place on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings. The mission's objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition."@en . "21st Panzer Division" . . .