<P> For Operation Overlord , E Company 's mission was to capture the entrances to and clear any obstacles around `` Causeway 2 '' , a pre-selected route off Utah Beach for the Allied forces landing from the sea a few hours later . The company departed from Upottery airbase in Devon , England , and dropped over the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy , France in the early hours of the morning of 6 June 1944 . </P>
<P> For Operation Overlord , E Company 's mission was to capture the entrances to and clear any obstacles around `` Causeway 2 '' , a pre-selected route off Utah Beach for the Allied forces landing from the sea a few hours later . The company departed from Upottery airbase in Devon , England , and dropped over the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy , France in the early hours of the morning of 6 June 1944 . </P>
where did easy company land on d day
where did easy company land on d day
the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy , France
the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy , France