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Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe commonly known as D-Day, saw the 6th Airborne Division in action f...
Staff Sergeant Christopher Bruce Robinson served with C Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment and took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy on 5-6 June 1944.He was first pilot in a Hamilcar glider, flying a Tetrach Light tank into Landing Zone N.
SSgt Robinson died on 6 June 1944, aged 28 years old. He is now buried at Ranville Churchyard, near the War Cemetery, in Normandy.
Service History
- Date not known Glider Pilot Regiment (GPR) (Staff Sergeant)
