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patelie a écrit :Bonjour

En ce qui concerne Ventotene le 8 septembre 1943 il s'agit d'un assaut amphibie, pas d'un saut de combat.

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Source: http://www.509thgeronimo.com/

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Exact Pat, on m'aura enduit d'erreur
"...On the night of September 8, 1943, an American PT Boat silently slipped into Ventotene's harbor and offloaded 46 American Paratroopers from the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The paratroopers quickly met with a local exile from the Italian mainland who then lied to the German commander that there was a regiment of paratroopers on the island, deposited by a fleet of allied ships. Terrified, the German commander demolished his own positions and weapons, and then surrendered to the weaker American force before realizing his mistake. Ventotene was liberated without a shot being fired at 3 AM September 9, 1943.

Rogister : 46 troopers!

3rd squad, 3rd platoon, Dog Cy, 505 PIR - 82nd Airborne Living History
http://www.d505pir.com/d505intro.htm

gennaker a écrit : Rogister : 46 troopers!

Autant pour moi, je n'avais pas vu cette petite phrase. Il faut dire que la couleur de l'écriture n'est pas très visible sur ce website.

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