During shooting in Ste. Mère-Eglise, traffic was stopped, stores were closed, and the power was shut down in order not to endanger the paratroopers who were unused to night drops in populated areas. Still, the lights and staged fire proved to be too difficult to work around, and only one or two jumpers managed to land in the square, with several suffering minor injuries. One of the initial jumpers broke both legs in landing. Ultimately, plans to use authentic jumps were abandoned, opting instead for rigged jumps from high cranes.

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