. . "the British airborne landings in Normandy" . . . "8,500 men" . . . "France" . . . "Operation Tonga" . . . "British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight" . . "airborne assault" . . . . . . "800 dead and wounded" . . . "British" . . "Approx 16,000" . . . . "Tonga" . . . "Airborne landings in Normandy" . . . "Germany" . "their success" . . . "Normandy Landing" . . "dropped behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied France" . "D-Day" . "United Kingdom" . . . "parachuted into Normandy" . . . . . . . "British airborne assault" . . . . . "Tonga Operation" . . . . . "Allied tactical victory" . "1944-06-07" . "Operation Tonga" . . . "Normandy" . .