101st Airborne Division Campaign Map

Three operations anchor the 101st Airborne Division's World War II route: Normandy, Market Garden, and Bastogne. On D-Day, the Screaming Eagles air-assaulted behind Utah Beach, securing exits around Saint-Martin-de-Varreville and Pouppeville and fighting toward Carentan. The division's capture and defense of Carentan helped link the Utah and Omaha beachheads during the first weeks in Normandy.

After returning to England, the 101st jumped again in September 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Its objectives lay along the highway corridor north of Eindhoven, including bridges at Veghel, Zon, and Saint-Oedenrode. The division fought to keep the corridor open under repeated German attacks, especially around Veghel and the Koevering roadblock.

In December, the division was rushed to Bastogne during the Ardennes counteroffensive. Surrounded by German forces, it held the town and its perimeter until the 4th Armored Division broke through on December 26. After later fighting around Foy, Noville, and the Moder River sector, the division finished the war with movements through the Ruhr and southern Germany, reaching Berchtesgaden as hostilities ended. The full route is built around landing zones, road corridors, encirclement, and final occupation movement.

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