1/20/2023 0 Comments 327th star corps phase 1![]() The 327 suffered a few casualties going ashore by enemy fire and were strafed by enemy aircraft. ![]() ![]() Some elements did reach shore on 6 June, but due to rough seas, beach traffic, and the fact that the paratroopers of the 101st had already achieved many objectives, the landing was delayed. Although ostensibly the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment during World War II as part of the 101st Airborne Division, the majority of this unit landed by sea on Utah Beach the afternoon of D-Day +1, 7 June 1944, due to a shortage of glider tow planes.
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