Operation Tonga
June 5โ7, 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.
Battles 1
June 6, 1944
Battle of Merville Gun Battery
6 June 1944: British victory 7 June 1944: German victory
Merville-Franceville-Plage