Sixth Vanguard
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Many times during WWII a defensive position was held at night. This was usually a very tense time for the soldier/soldiers. One never knew when or where the attackers might strike. But in some cases they did! It’s 0115 hours on June 6, 1944, D-Day. A full moon starts to peek out from under the clouds. Lieutenant Dennis Fox and Sergeant Wagger Thornton of the British 6th Airborne (Ox and Bucks) have taken up a position along a rock wall close to the Benouville T-junction and just west of Benouville Bridge (later Pegasus Bridge). With their hearts pounding, they lie waiting for a German counterattack from 21st Panzer. The outcome of the nights fighting will come down Sergeant Thornton’s aim.