▁ 2 7 ▁January , ▁the ▁dro pping ▁of ▁ 4 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁O z ere ch ny a . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁transport ▁plan es , ▁the ▁par atro op ▁dro ps ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁an ▁altern ating ▁order , ▁starting ▁with ▁ 8 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade . ▁German ▁aircraft ▁act ively ▁opposed ▁the ▁transport ▁plan es . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁German ▁bomb ing ▁ra ids ▁on ▁air fields , ▁ 7 ▁T up ole v ▁T B - 3 ▁transport ▁aircraft ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁very ▁little ▁f ighter ▁cover ▁for ▁the ▁trans ports ▁and ▁many ▁were ▁shot ▁down . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁w ors ening ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁St av ka ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁susp end ▁dro ps . ▁However , ▁three ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade , ▁compr ising ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁air bor ne ▁troops ▁had ▁been ▁land ed ▁by ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁along ▁with ▁ 3 4 . 4 ▁tons ▁of ▁supplies . ▁The ▁landing ▁itself ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁supplies ▁were ▁lost , ▁and ▁the ▁air bor ne ▁troops ▁were ▁scattered ▁over ▁a ▁wide ▁area ▁in ▁winter ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁only ▁ 1 , 3 2 0 ▁par atro op ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁reform ▁into ▁coh er ent ▁units . ▁The ▁air