Point of No Return by Matt Hall 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment thwarted attempts by insurgents to

thwarted attempts by insurgents to emplace IEDs

at about 0140 directly on Sainte-Mère-Église resulted in heavy casualties for the paratroopers

like the action at the other strong points of the 28th Division

As AH-64 Apaches provided aerial fire support

approximately one kilometer northwest of Bastogne

Point of No Return by Matt Hall 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment thwarted attempts by insurgents to82nd Airborne Division, June 1944. In the predawn hours of June 6th, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of France. The mission was to assault a 45 mile stretch of Field Marshal Erwin Rommels Atlantic Wall along Frances Cotentin Peninsula. The beachhead was divided into five assault zones, code named Gold, Sword, Juno, Omaha and Utah. Supporting the landings was a fleet of more than 5,000 vessels ranging from monstrous