On September 23, 1944, more than 200 American gliders, towed by C-47s, soared over Holland to deliver badly needed reinforcements to the 82nd Airborne Division, which had endured seven days of brutal fighting against superior German forces. The 325th GIR, delayed by weather in England, was finally on its way. Over 50 gliders landed short of the drop zone, but within three hours most of the regiment had assembled and received its first mission from the division commander: to move in behind the 50
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On September 23, 1944, more than 200 American gliders, towed by C-47s, soared over Holland to deliver badly needed reinforcements to the 82nd Airborne Division, which had
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