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=== Dropzone-specific Actions === | === Dropzone-specific Actions === | ||
==== Drop Zone Alpha (Red) ==== | ==== Drop Zone Alpha (Red) ==== | ||
[[File:5068f5f5881443f3f5d641cca83b83d9.jpg|thumb|Members of J Company, 4th Parachute Battalion, 1st Airborne Division observe Capetian fighting positions on Hill 334 from their DZ at H-Hour +6. ]] | |||
Fighting at DZ Alpha would be extremely fierce, especially the action at Novasar Airfield, where elements of not only the Divisional Headquarters, but General Eddis' staff themselves were engaged directly by Capetian forces as they attempted to secure the strategic airhead for the invasion. After the bloody but ultimately successful action at Novasar airfield, elements of the 1st and 2nd Parachute Battalions then fought their way to the coast, liberating the town of Terassipol, wherein maritime forces conducted a mostly-unopposed landing and the 2nd Infantry Division successfully began its South-Eastern drive to link up with elements of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Parachute Battalions at DZ Bravo. | Fighting at DZ Alpha would be extremely fierce, especially the action at Novasar Airfield, where elements of not only the Divisional Headquarters, but General Eddis' staff themselves were engaged directly by Capetian forces as they attempted to secure the strategic airhead for the invasion. After the bloody but ultimately successful action at Novasar airfield, elements of the 1st and 2nd Parachute Battalions then fought their way to the coast, liberating the town of Terassipol, wherein maritime forces conducted a mostly-unopposed landing and the 2nd Infantry Division successfully began its South-Eastern drive to link up with elements of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Parachute Battalions at DZ Bravo. | ||
==== Drop Zone Bravo (Blue) ==== | ==== Drop Zone Bravo (Blue) ==== | ||