Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière

Suncoast EMMY Award Winner for Best Historical Documentary, LPB produced this eye-opening look at the relatively unexplored but pivotal battle to secure the La Fière causeway and bridge in France during WWII. The battle is not widely known, but is regarded as one of the bloodiest small arms battles in U.S. military history.

Captain Robert Rae of the 82nd's 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment checks his manifest before boarding his aircraft for the D-Day airborne assault, June 5, 1944. NARA

Two members of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment pose near the church at Cauquigny after the battle for La Fiere. NWWIIM

Two American paratroopers "gear up" before loading into their C-47 prior to the D-Day Airborne assault, June 5, 1944. NARA

American paratroopers give the "V" for victory sign inside their C-47 bound for Normandy, June 5, 1944. NARA

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division walk past dead German on a road in Normandy. NARA

Pathfinders of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose in front of their aircraft before the D-Day airborne drop June 5, 1944. NARA

Two American soldiers pose near a knocked-out German Hotchkiss tank on the La Fiere causeway after the battle, June 1944. NWWIIM

German captured Hotchkiss and Renault tanks litter the causeway between Cauquigny and La Fiere after being destroyed by members of the 82nd Airborne Division. NARA

Colonel Harry Lewis, commanding officer of the 325th studies maps with a subordinate near La Fiere. NARA

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