Down From Heaven - The 11th Airborne Division in World War II & Beyond
The 11th Airborne Division in World War II - Roanoke, VA Lecture
August 20, 20231h 17m · 14,505 words
Show notes
This episode is a recording of a lecture on the 11th Airborne Division in World War II given by show host, historian and author Jeremy C. Holm in Roanoke, Virginia in 2021. Jeremy's grandmother lives in Roanoke and the lecture was given for her community to honor her efforts to preserve the history of the Angels from World War II through today.
Highlighted moments
General Leslie McNair wrote General Swing and said, your division was so effective in proving the airborne concept that I was wrong, the War Department was wrong, and we will continue forward with the training and implementation of airborne divisions.
“they were told if you get one third of the internees out alive, it's a success. If two thirds die, it's still a success.”
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