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Operation Tonga
Operation Tonga was the codename given to the landing of the British 6th Airborne Division on the eastern flank of the invasion area during the Battle of Normandy on the night of the 5/6 June 1944. The objective was to help to defend the flank primarily by capturing and holding the only crossing of the Orne River north of the town of Caen.
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