Purple Heart Lane: Three days to cross 1 mile. The 3rd battalion 502nd to Carentan

Purple heart lane was so called due to the number of casualties incurred while taking it. Five days after D-day, during nearly three days the 3rd battalion 502nd, 101st Div led by Lt Col Robert Cole strove to enter Carentan along the N13.
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Dead Man's corner
01:42 Germans leave Saint Come du Mont
02:12 Fist bridge on river Douve
02:25 9th June Second bridge Colonel Sink goes on reconnaisance
03:25 Lt Gehauf flies in Piper cub to view Carentan
04:20 Lt Gehauf at bridge number 4
05:00 Gehauf's runner gives Cole the opposite message
05:25 9th June Cole takes his men back to Les Quesnils
05:47 10th June Cole leads the 3rd battalion to the bridges.
06:50 Germans open fire
07:15 Pushing past the belgian gate
07:28 Stukas attack
09:11 Men smim across La Madeleine
09:35 11th June Cole launches bayonet charge
12:00 Ingouf farm Coles CP
12:14 Cabbage patch battle
12:25 Pommenauque
13:00 506th moves out Easy company
13:51 12th June Final three pronged attack into Carentan
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[@mossbrg5]

Thank you. It’s always a pleasure seeing beautiful Normandy.

[@peterbaylish8835]

Fantastic video, 2 mounth ago i was there In Carentan and I've seen all these places of the paratroopers......great memories!!