The Battle of Graignes

Joe and Nate cover one of Normandy's best small-unit stories: a scratch force from the 507th PIR's HQ Company, misdropped into the village of Graignes, holds off elements of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division for days with help from local French civilians. The episode works through the chaotic airborne insertion, the improvised defensive position, and the brutal German reprisal after the village fell. Lions Led By Donkeys at its best — specific, well-sourced, and focused on the kind of action that gets lost in broader D-Day narratives.