Operation Tonga

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Operation Tonga was the codename given to the airborne operation undertaken by the British 6th Airborne Division between 5 June and 7 June 1944 as a part of Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings during the Second World War.

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Image: War Office official photographer, Malindine E G (Capt), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.