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Why was the Caen Canal bridge renamed Pegasus Bridge?
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Sword Beach
Injured and exhausted assault troops being helped ashore at Sword Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The Caen Canal bridge was renamed Pegasus Bridge in honor of the 6th Airborne Division, as the name was derived from the division's insignia.1