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Major Dennis Barraclough Fox MBE (1920-1993) was an officer of the British Army. During the Second World War he led the first platoon to land at Horsa Bridge in the gliderborne 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) coup de main operation, during the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944, which captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge). These bridges were considered to be critical to securing the eastern flank of the Normandy landings area.

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rdfs:comment	Dennis Fox (1920-1993) fue un oficial del Ejército británico. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial dirigía el primer pelotón para aterrizar en el puente Horsa del segundo batallón aerotransportado, parte del regimiento de infantería ligera Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (número 52) en una operación de asalto, parte de la , durante los primeros minutos del Día D, 6 de junio de 1944. La captura de los puentes Horsa y Pegasus era considerada crítica para asegurar el flanco este de la zona donde debía llevarse a cabo el desembarco de Normandía. (es) Major Dennis Barraclough Fox MBE (1920-1993) was an officer of the British Army. During the Second World War he led the first platoon to land at Horsa Bridge in the gliderborne 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) coup de main operation, during the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944, which captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge). These bridges were considered to be critical to securing the eastern flank of the Normandy landings area. (en)
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