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Which bridges near Carentan were the 101st Airborne Division ordered to destroy?
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Utah Beach
Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division wade ashore at Victor sector, Utah Beach, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Amphibious tanks are lined up at the water's edge.
As part of their objectives during the Normandy Invasion, the 101st Airborne Division was ordered to destroy two highway bridges and one railroad bridge located north of Carentan.1
These bridges were identified as critical targets because they provided the only viable routes across the swampy terrain that German forces could have utilized to flank the Allied invasion area at Utah Beach.1