Heres an idea for an Normandy U.S Premium or event squad, the “Filthy thirteen.” They were a band of rebel but skilled airborne paratroopers which coined the image of the Mohawk and native Indian war paint. I find this squad extremely fascinating, heres a historical informational video on them. This could also add a unique soldier, Mcniece, leader of the Filthy Thirteen.
The 1st Demolition Section was assigned and trained as demolition saboteurs to destroy enemy targets behind the lines.[1] Inspired by Sergeant Jake McNiece, the unit had a tremendous mission focus but their disregard for aspects of military discipline that did not contribute to the mission became the bane of their officers. The 13-man unit acquired the nickname the Filthy Thirteen while living in Nissen huts in England, refusing to bathe during the week in order to use their water ration for cooking game poached from the neighboring manor.[2] Photos of the men wearing Native American–style “mohawks” and applying war paint to one another excited the public’s interest in this unit. The inspiration for this came from McNiece, who was part Choctaw.[1]
During the Normandy Invasion of Europe in June 1944, the group was airdropped with the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment by aircraft of the 440th Troop Carrier Group of the United States Army Air Forces. They were ordered to secure or destroy the bridges over the Douve River.[1] Half were killed, wounded, or captured on the jump, but the rest, led by McNiece, accomplished their mission. Most of the 3rd Battalion leadership had been killed on the jump, so without any contact with the 3rd Battalion, senior officers assumed the battalion had failed its mission and ordered the Air Force to bomb the bridges. The Filthy Thirteen also helped capture Carentan.