Operation Tonga
June 5–7, 1944
Result Allied victory
British 6th Airborne Division paratroopers and glider troops landed in Normandy on the eve of D-Day. They secured bridges over the Orne and destroyed the Merville battery, protecting the eastern flank of the landings.
United Kingdom and allies
Germany
Battles 1
- Battle of Merville Gun Battery June 6, 1944 · 6 June 1944: British victory 7 June 1944: German victory