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== Airborne Missions ==
[[File:Eisenhower_d-day june5 w 101st.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|General eisenhower Eisenhower with members of the 101st Airborne in England, June 5, 1944.]]
Before the amphibious landing was made, paratroopers from the U.S.101st and 82nd Airborne divisions were tasked with jumping behind enemy lines in order to secure roads and bridges tactically imperative to the security of Omaha and Utah Beaches. British airborne divisions conducted a similar operation to secure access to the Sword, Gold, and Juno Beaches. The British divisions achieved a greater measure of success than the Americans.
