Normandy Vlog, Pegasus Bridge and Ranville Cemetery, Part 1
Normandy Vlog, Pegasus Bridge and Ranville Cemetery. Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), that was built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France.
Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, later renamed Horsa Bridge, a major objective of the British airborne troops during Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. A unit of glider infantry of the 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and weeks following the Normandy invasion.
In 1944 it was renamed Pegasus Bridge in honour of the operation. The name is derived from the shoulder emblem worn by the British airborne forces, which is the flying horse Pegasus.. The Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery containing predominantly British soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy. It is located in and named after Ranville in the Calvados department, east of Caen in lower Normandy. A large proportion of those interred were members of the British 6th Airborne Division. Enjoy and thanks for watching.
Alumni Travel Normandy 2019 Pegasus Bridge Benouville Ranville
Our CAA Member Alumni Travelers made the trip to Normandy, France, in April just prior to the 75th anniversary of D-Day. We're posting video highlights of their stops at some of the important D-Day sites at the times the events in those locations took place.
0016: Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge in Normandy France part 1
Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), that was built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France.
Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, later renamed Horsa Bridge, a major objective of the British airborne troops during Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. A unit of glider infantry of the 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and weeks following the Normandy invasion.
In 1944 it was renamed Pegasus Bridge in honour of the operation. The name is derived from the shoulder emblem worn by the British airborne forces, which is the flying horse Pegasus.
Are you looking for Ticket Deals? Visit and book your trip easy and inexpensive online
Would you like to read or see more about the Pegasus Bridge? Visit to buy cheap books, dvds and blurays.
Would you like to visit the Pegasus Bridge? Visit for cheap holidays and tickets
2012 Day 4 Pegasus Bridge & Ranville
Pegasus Bridge & Ranville
Flag carrying on the 6th June Ranville France
Flag carrying on the 6th June Ranville France
D-DAY : musée Mémorial Pegasus de Ranville (14)
Le musée Mémorial Pegasus a été inauguré le 4 juin 2000 par SAR le Prince Charles d'Angleterre et le Ministre français de la Défense, Alain Richard.
Ce musée est dédié aux milliers de soldats de la 6ème Division Aéroportée Britannique arrivés par parachutes et par planeurs dans la nuit du 5 au 6 juin 1944, qui sont devenus les premiers et héroïques libérateurs atterris en Normandie.
L'architecture externe du bâtiment rappelle la silhouette des planeurs qui atterrirent par centaines dans la région, le 6 juin 1944.
Le musée relate les différentes missions confiées à la 6ème Division, dont le plus spectaculaire fut la prise des ponts de Bénouville sur le canal de Caen et de Ranville sur l'Orne.
La collection exposée comprend plusieurs centaines d'objets et de documents authentiques, souvenirs historiques et émouvants de cette période inoubliable de l'histoire contemporaine.
Des explications données par un guide autour d'un plan relief de la région, un film d'archives vous feront revivre les premières heures de la libération de la Normandie.
Dans le parc du musée se trouve le Pegasus Bridge d'origine, premier pont libéré de France continentale, dont la prise constituait l'une des missions les plus spectaculaires de la 6ème division Aéroportée. La maquette grandeur nature d’un planeur Horsa du débarquement.Le Musée est ouvert vert tous les jours sauf du 15 décembre au 31 janvier.
De 1er février au 31 mars et du 1er octobre au 15 décembre : de 10h à 17h
du 1er avril au 30 septembre : journée continue de 9h30 à 18h30
Visites guidées en français et en anglais.
Pegasus Bridge in Normandy France part 2
Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), that was built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France.
Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, later renamed Horsa Bridge, a major objective of the British airborne troops during Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. A unit of glider infantry of the 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and weeks following the Normandy invasion.
In 1944 it was renamed Pegasus Bridge in honour of the operation. The name is derived from the shoulder emblem worn by the British airborne forces, which is the flying horse Pegasus.
Are you looking for Ticket Deals? Visit and book your trip easy and inexpensive online
Would you like to read or see more about the Pegasus Bridge? Visit to buy cheap books, dvds and blurays.
Would you like to visit the Pegasus Bridge? Visit for cheap holidays and tickets
Lt H D Brotheridge's grave, Ranville Churchyard, France
This is the grave of Lt H D Brotheridge, reputedly the first man to die in action during the D-Day landings. He's buried in Ranville churchyard with comrades from the Pegasus Bridge landings.
You can read about him at
FEUILLETON : Pegasus Bridge, un pont vers la liberté
La prise du pont de Bénouville, le Pégasus Bridge, est restée dans les mémoires. Dans la nuit du 5 au 6 juin, 3 planeurs américains atterrissent à côté du pont. En quelques minutes, John Howard et ses hommes prennent le pont : une manœuvre extrêmement bien répétée …
Infos pratiques :
Du 1er Avril au 30 Septembre : de 9 h 30 à 18 h 30
Mémorial Pegasus
Avenue du Major Howard
14860 Ranville
Tél : 02 31 78 19 44
Fax : 02 31 78 19 42
info@memorial-pegasus.org
6th Airborne Division - Ranville - 11/06/1944 - DDay-Overlord
Date : 11 juin 1944 - June 11th, 1944
Sujet | Subject:
- Reportage sur les planeurs Horsa appartenant à la 6th Airlanding Brigade de la 6th Airborne Division sur la zone d'atterrissage (Landing Zone) codée N à proximité de Ranville.
- Report on Horsa gliders belonging to the 6th Airlanding Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division on the landing zone coded N in the Ranville area.
Lieu | Location: Ranville, Calvados, Normandie
Personnalité(s) | Person(s): --
Unité(s) | Unit(s): GB 6th Airlanding Brigade, 6th Airborne Division
Source: US National Archives
N°: --
Bénouville (F) - Bridge lifting - Pegasus bridge
Pegasus Bridge and the structure that replaced it in 1994 are examples of a distinct sub type of bascule bridge, the Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge or rolling bridge. Bridges of this type do not pivot about a hinge point, but roll back on curved tread plates attached to the girders of the main span. This design allows a greater clearance of the waterway for a given opening angle. Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France.
Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, a major objective of Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the invasion of Normandy. A glider-borne unit of the British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and weeks following the invasion.
In 1944 it was renamed Pegasus Bridge in honour of the operation. The name is derived from the shoulder emblem worn by the British airborne forces, which is the flying horse Pegasus.
I filmed the opening during our holidays in September 2014.
D-day Normandie para drop boven Ranville bij de Pegasus brug 6 juni 2009
Le Débarquement vu du ciel: Pegasus Bridge
6 juin 1944. Dans les premières minutes du Jour J, six planeurs survolent le canal de l'Orne. A bord, 180 hommes de la 6e division aéroportée britannique aux ordres du major John Howard. Leur mission: s'emparer de deux pont à Bénouville et Ranville.
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Ranville Cemetery in France. Our visit to a family gravestone
We visited Pegasus Bridge in Ranville along with my Grandfathers' grave. A solemn and sad day. We remember how pointless wars are
Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Video of the Ranville War Cemetery in Calvados, France. The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
Ranville was the first village to be liberated in France when the bridge over the Caen Canal was captured intact in the early hours of 6 June by troops of the 6th Airborne Division, who were landed nearby by parachute and glider. Many of the division's casualties are buried in Ranville War Cemetery and the adjoining churchyard
The CEMETERY contains 2,235 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 97 of them unidentified. There are also 330 German graves and a few burials of other nationalities.
The CHURCHYARD contains 47 Commonwealth burials, one of which is unidentified, and one German grave.
This is one of many D-Day and CWGC site vids I've posted - search on g4shf D-Day to find them.
Tour of the Pegasus Bridge Museum in France.
Singing “Amazing Grace” for the late Ray Shuck, Ranville, France
Singing “Amazing Grace” for the late D-Day veteran Ray Shuck. Ray landed in Normandy in a Horsa Glider on 6th June 1944 with the 6th Airborne division and helped capture Pegasus Bridge. He was seriously wounded in Ranville and left for dead. By sheer luck, someone noticed his leg was twitching. He was sent back to England and recovered, and lived into his mid nineties. The team from D-Day Revisited placed a small, wooden cross for him in the church in Ranville, a place which held significant memories for Ray.
WWII Battlefieds: Chapter III: D-Day area Normandy, France Part IV Pegasus Bridge Ouistreham
Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France.
Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, a major objective of Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the invasion of Normandy. A gliderborne unit of the British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major John Howard, was to land, take the bridges intact and hold them until relieved. The successful taking of the bridges played an important role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and weeks following the invasion.
In 1944 it was renamed Pegasus Bridge in honour of the operation. The name is derived from the shoulder emblem worn by the British airborne forces, which is the flying horse Pegasus.
6th Airborne Division - Operation Mallard - 06/06/1944 - DDay-Overlord
Date : 6 juin 1944 - June 6th, 1944
Sujet | Subject:
- Reportage sur l'embarquement de soldats aérotransportés britanniques appartenant à la 6th Airlanding Brigade de la 6th Airborne Division, qui ont marqué à la craie leurs planeurs Horsa qui sont utilisés pour franchir la Manche et atterrir en Normandie dans le cadre de l'opération Mallard. Cette opération est le deuxième assaut aéroporté prévu le Jour J à 21h00 pour la 6th Airborne Division qui se renforce dans deux secteurs : sur la rive est de l'Orne (où les unités engagées lors de l'opération Tonga sont isolées en territoire ennemi) en posant une partie de ses planeurs sur la Landing Zone (LZ) N à l'est de Ranville dégagée de tous obstacles pendant la nuit par les sapeurs et sur la rive ouest avec l'introduction d'une nouvelle LZ : W. Cette dernière est située entre Ouistreham et Bénouville, près de Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay et doit avoir été reconnue par les commandos sous la responsabilité de la 3ème division d'infanterie britannique débarquée à Sword Beach le 6 juin 1944.
- Report on British soldiers belonging to the 6th Airlanding Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division, who chalked their Horsa gliders that are used to cross the English Channel and to land in Normandy as part of Operation Mallard. Operation Mallard is the second airborne assault on D-Day at 21:00 for the 6th Airborne Division which strengthens its positions in two areas: on the east bank of the Orne river (where the units involved in Operation Tonga are isolated in enemy territory) by landing some of its gliders on the N Landing Zone (LZ) east of Ranville, cleared of all obstacles during the night by the Sappers and on the west bank with a new LZ coded W. It is located between Ouistreham, Benouville and near Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay.
Lieu | Location: Angleterre - England
Personnalité(s) | Person(s): --
Unité(s) | Unit(s): 6th Airlanding Brigade, 6th Airborne Division
Source: US National Archives
N°: INV 65
Opération Mallard :