{"id":242,"date":"2023-02-16T18:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/?page_id=242"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:37:47","slug":"emile-corteil-paratrooper-and-dog-handler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/emile-corteil-paratrooper-and-dog-handler\/","title":{"rendered":"Emile Corteil: paratrooper and dog handler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On D-day night, it wasn&#8217;t only airborne men going in. There was Glen the alsation dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Corteil-Emile-and-dog.jpg\" alt=\"Emile Corteil Glen and company\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Corteil-Emile-and-dog.jpg 630w, https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Corteil-Emile-and-dog-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Glen had joined the company to help with patrol and guard duties. He would jump from a plane on his own with his own parachute, on a command from Emile. Glen would be give a growl of discontent If any one else tried to give him the command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Corteil-emile-and-Dog-glen.jpg\" alt=\"Emile Corteil and Glen\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Corteil-emile-and-Dog-glen.jpg 620w, https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Corteil-emile-and-Dog-glen-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They jumped off course, on the morning of the 6th, like many others. They met up with Brigadeer Hill and the group set off towards their objective. But bombers who set to bomb Merville battery were off course and bombed this group. The only survivors were Brigadeer Hill and another paratrooper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emile and Glen&#8217;s bodies were found and identified some time later in a bomb crater. Glen was still on his leash next to Emile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exceptionally, Glen lies next to Emile  in Ranville military graveyard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On D-day night, it wasn&#8217;t only airborne men going in. There was Glen the alsation dog. Glen had joined the company to help with patrol and guard duties. He would jump from a plane on his own with his own parachute, on a command from Emile. 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