WW2 Trivia Archive

Discover obscure history, hidden heroes, and rare stories from World War II

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Normandy Invasion Hard
The Worcestershire Regiment at Pegasus Bridge

While most histories focus on the glider troops who captured Pegasus Bridge, few know that A Company of the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (later the Worcestershire Regi Read more...

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Normandy Invasion Hard
The Normandy Beach Geologists

Before D-Day, a team of Allied geologists and engineers conducted covert reconnaissance of Normandy beaches using midget submarines and frogmen. They collected sand samples to determine beach composit Read more...

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Normandy Invasion Medium
The Pegasus Bridge Coup de Main

Six hours before the main D-Day landings, 181 men of the British 6th Airborne Division landed in gliders to capture Pegasus Bridge over the Caen Canal and Horsa Bridge over the Orne River. Led by Majo Read more...

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