America’s Guard of Honor, World War 2, D-Day 6/6/1944, 24K Gold Military Challenge Coin Just $7.00 each! The American airborne landings in Normandy were the first American combat operations during Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy by the Western Allies on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Around 13,100 American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions made night parachute drops early on D-Day, June 6, followed by 3,937 glider troops flown in by day. As the opening maneuver of Operation Neptune, (the assault operation for Overlord), the two American airborne divisions were delivered to the continent in two parachute and six glider missions. The obverse of this beautiful coin pays tribute to the US 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd Airborne Division is an elite airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas. The reverse of the coin pays tribute to the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front. Get your coin today for just $7.00 each!