On 6 June 1944 the elite German 6th Fallschirmjägerregiment would come face to face with the US 101st Airborne Division.

WHEN THE US AIRBORNE MET GERMAN PARATROOPERS FOR THE FIRST TIME | Carentan 'Purple Heart Lane' | Normandy WW2

The best German infantry units based in France in 1944 were the regiments of the Fallschirmjägerdivisions or parachute divisions. Although they were actually Luftwaffe troops, these units were by this time in the war, tactically subordinated to Army command.

In this video I follow the route of Lt Colonel Robert G Cole and the 3/502 PIR as they attacked Carentan; the route they took becoming known as 'Purple Heart Lane' due to the amount of casualties sustained in the offensive.

Sources:
The Lions Of Carentan: Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, 1943–1945 -
Griesser, Volker
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war... Mitch Yockelson, PhD
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/art...
https://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.asp...
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