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1279:, secure the high ground north of Caen, and "if possible Caen itself". The last point was further reinforced when I Corps' commander, General Crocker, instructed the division, prior to the invasion, that by nightfall the city must be either captured or "effectively masked" with troops based north-west of the city and
2028:, was intended to destroy the 6th Airborne Division's Orne bridgehead but was soon stopped in its tracks by intense Allied air attacks and naval gunfire. To the west, a larger armoured group initially fared somewhat better. Taking advantage of the gap between the Sword and Juno sectors, elements of the 192nd
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was in Paris, and Rommel was in
Germany. The division was unable to finalize orders and preparations for a counterattack until late in the day. At about 17:00, two thrusts were launched, east and west of the River Orne. The eastern attack, carried out by II Battalion and supporting units, under Major
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Infantry Division recorded the loss of 683 men on D-Day; 8th Infantry Brigade recorded 367 casualties, 9th Infantry Brigade losses are not available for D-Day but are recorded as slight, 185th Infantry Brigade lost 232 men, and the divisional machine-gun battalion lost 36 men. The Commandos lost
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British), faced directly on to Queen sector. Exits from the beaches had been blocked with various obstacles, and behind the beaches, six artillery batteries had been positioned, three of which were based within three strongpoints; these latter batteries had four 100 mm guns and up to ten
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battalions and an antitank battalion from the 21st Panzer
Division were placed under Richter's command; this deployment eliminated 21st Panzer as a mobile reserve. One of these battalions, along with the division's anti-tank guns and several mobile 155 mm guns, was positioned on Périers Ridge,
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over 156,000 men had been landed in France on the first day of the campaign." British losses in the Sword area amounted to 683 men. The
British and Canadians were able to link up and resume the drive on Caen the following day, but three days into the invasion, the advance was halted. On 7 June,
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but encountered strong resistance and were pinned down by heavy fire for several hours. Around the main landing area, the men of the 3rd
Infantry Division had secured Hermanville-sur-Mer by 10:00, but were finding tougher going as they slowly fought their way up Périers Ridge and moved inland.
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had seen its strength and morale heavily depleted by campaigns in Russia, North Africa and Italy, it remained a powerful fighting force. Most of the German divisions along the French coast in late 1943, however, were either formations of new recruits or battered veteran units still resting and
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cost at least three
British tanks and 268 men. In 2003 Copp wrote that fighting for these châteaux made the area the "bloodiest square mile in Normandy". Norman Scarfe]] wrote in 1947 that, had the operation gone more smoothly, further elements of the division and elements of the 3rd Canadian
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and Ken Ford both note that various elements of the 21st Panzer
Division's two infantry regiments, tank regiment, pioneer battalion and artillery regiment were all involved in the fighting on 6 June. Niklas Zetterling notes that on 1 June that these formations amounted to 9,778
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were heavily upgraded; in the first six months of 1944, 1.2 million tons of steel and 17.3 million cubic yards of concrete were laid. The coast of northern France was also studded with four million antitank and anti-personnel mines, and 500,000 beach obstacles.
1310:). Each sector was also divided into multiple beaches. The sector chosen for the assault was the 1.8 miles (2.9 km) wide 'White' and 'Red' beaches of 'Queen' sector, as shallow reefs blocked access to the other sectors. Two infantry battalions supported by
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Having succeeded in opening up an offensive front in southern Europe, gaining valuable experience in amphibious assaults and inland fighting, Allied planners returned to the plans to invade
Northern France. Now scheduled for 5 June 1944, the beaches of
1957:, other approaches having proven impassable due to shoals. At 07:25, the first units set off for the beach. These were the amphibious DD tanks of the 13th/18th Hussars; they were followed closely by the 8th Infantry Brigade, and by Royal Engineers in
1334:—a line of concrete gun emplacements, machine-gun nests, minefields and beach obstacles stretching along the French coast. Fortifications were initially concentrated around ports, but were extended into other areas beginning in late 1943. While the
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Division would have launched Operation Aberlour, an ambitious plan to capture several villages north of Caen but the attack was cancelled by Lieutenant-General John Crocker. Several days later I Corps launched a new offensive, codenamed
2000:, close to Caen, but were supported by only a few self-propelled guns, their flanks exposed. During the afternoon, the 21st Panzer Division, based around Caen, launched the only major German counterattack of D-Day.
1168:. Overlord would constitute the largest amphibious operation in military history. After delays, due to both logistical difficulties and poor weather, the D-Day of Overlord was moved to 6 June 1944. Eisenhower and
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assumed control of the western Calvados coast, leaving the 716th in position north of Caen covering an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of coastline. The division comprised four regular infantry battalions, two
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rebuilding after service on the Eastern Front; altogether some 856,000 soldiers were stationed in France, predominantly along the Channel coast. They were supported by an additional 60,000
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in the west to the mouth of the River Orne in the east. It was further sub-divided into four landing sectors; from west to east these sectors were 'Oboe' (from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer to
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155mm guns. In addition, positioned east of the River Orne was the
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was launched to encircle Caen from the east and west flanks. The
2050:, the Germans, believing they were about to be cut off, retired.
1895:
Two Advanced Park Sections of 176th Workshop and Park Company, RE
1645:
1311:
1232:. Attached to the 3rd Infantry Division for the assault were the
1042:
Among the five beaches of the operation, Sword is the nearest to
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3756:
2036:
by 20:00. With few flak units and very little support from the
78:
3510:
The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
3393:
Go To It! The Illustrated History of the 6th Airborne Division
1874:
18th GHQ Troops Engineers – CRE: Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Boyd
1701:(landed on eastern extremity of Sword) – Brigadier Lord Lovat
5353:
1393:
1177:
1224:, was assigned to take Sword. To Major General Tom Rennie's
3660:
Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945: A Reference Source
3432:, Seaford: 208th Field Co, RE/Christians–W.J. Offord, 1972.
3286:
3269:
1807:
322 HAA Bty and C Troop 323 HAA Bty, 103rd Heavy AA Rgt, RA
1229:
1176:, aimed to capture Caen within the first day, and liberate
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315:
3686:
Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle
2891:
2889:
2887:
2885:
2517:
2082:(KG 54: Bomber Wing 54) attacked British positions with
1156:, which could then be used as a pivot for an advance on
3469:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
3373:
Retreat to the Reich: The German Defeat in France, 1944
3325:
D-Day 1944: Sword Beach & British Airborne Landings
2012:
German prisoners being marched along Queen beach, Sword
1576:
33rd and 76th Field Regiments, RA (self-propelled guns)
4418:
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
3449:
D-Day Beach Force. The Men Who Turned Chaos into Order
3451:(1 ed.). Stroud: The History Press. p. 20.
2882:
2708:
7659:
Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom
3658:
Zeng, H. L. de; Stankey, D. G; Creek, E. J. (2007).
1343:(Russian and Polish conscripts to the German army).
3414:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
2090:while I./KG 54 bombed shipping at the mouth of the
1397:German defence at Ouistreham; the turret is from a
3607:
3544:
3322:
3240:
2251:18 men killed and 30 wounded on the beaches alone.
2160:and the withdrawal of the leading elements of the
3662:. Vol. I. Birmingham: Ian Allan Publishing.
3500:Caen Controversy: The Battle for Sword Beach 1944
2582:
2580:
2179:. The objective was to seize two German-occupied
1294:Sword stretched about 5 miles (8.0 km) from
7625:
3657:
3443:, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, 1958.
3341:
2098:intercepted and shot down five German aircraft.
1901:999th & 1028th Port Operating Companies, RE
3752:D-Day : Etat des Lieux : Sword Beach
3083:
3081:
2577:
2451:
2449:
1920:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1820:76 & 103 Coast Observation Detachments, RA
1023:with sea transport, mine sweeping and a naval
980:region and the north-western coast of France.
7077:
3772:
3412:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3047:
3045:
2660:
2658:
1892:654th & 722nd Artisan Works Companies, RE
1597:(RE) – CRE: Lieutenant Colonel R.W. Urquhart
301:
7092:Primary articles on the Battle of Normandy,
3585:. Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions.
3181:British Armour in the Normandy Campaign 1944
2855:
2853:
2543:
2541:
2123:. The division had 127 Panzer IVs on 6 June.
1720:A force of 176 French Marine Commandos from
1128:. Operation Overlord called for the British
7384:American logistics in the Normandy campaign
3508:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
3369:
3308:. Battle Zone Normandy. Sutton Publishing.
3283:Victory in the West: The Battle of Normandy
3078:
3059:
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2800:
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2639:
2637:
2589:
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1104:to its closure, the lack of landing craft,
7581:Weather forecasting for Operation Overlord
7389:British logistics in the Normandy campaign
7084:
7070:
3779:
3765:
3526:Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Western Front
3390:
3205:
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2687:Notes on Operations of 21 Army Group, p. 3
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2164:soon after. The next offensive, codenamed
1586:92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
308:
294:
7649:Battles of World War II involving Germany
3342:Kaufmann, J. E.; Kaufmann, H. W. (2003).
3243:Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy
2850:
2788:
2786:
2784:
2782:
2780:
2722:
2720:
2538:
2032:Regiment were able to reach the coast at
2003:
1832:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1795:218 LAA Bty and 296 LAA Bty less 2 Troops
1792:, RA – Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Armstrong
1267:advancing on its western flank to secure
158:
7654:Battles of World War II involving France
3648:
3626:
3608:Zaloga, Steven J.; Hugh Johnson (2005).
3542:
3247:. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
3054:
2988:
2795:
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2683:
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2679:
2634:
2485:
2260:20 tanks destroyed and "over 30 damaged"
2206:List of ships in Sword Bombardment Group
2110:
2007:
1936:
1839:'N' AA Assault Group (from 80th AA Bde)
1736:– Lieutenant Colonel Derek Mills-Roberts
1453:
1392:
1321:
1285:
971:
3484:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Spellmount.
3437:History of the Corps of Royal Engineers
3178:
3066:
2839:
2837:
2335:
2321:
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2273:
7626:
7124:American airborne landings in Normandy
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5611:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union
3683:
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3446:
3409:
3350:
3137:
2997:
2869:3 Division at Royal Artillery 1939–45.
2777:
2717:
1904:940 Inland Water Transport Company, RE
1866:One Platoon 112 Company, Pioneer Corps
1419:coast of Normandy. In March 1942, the
1080:in northern Europe in 1942 to aid the
16:Allied D-Day landing zone, 6 June 1944
7065:
6489:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
5914:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
5560:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
5516:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
4614:Rape during the occupation of Germany
3760:
3118:
2676:
1886:50th Mechanical Equipment Section, RE
1857:I Troop 322 LAA Bty, 93rd LAA Rgt, RA
1449:
289:
5604:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union
4629:Rape during the liberation of France
3523:
3303:
3235:
2862:
2834:
2631:Kaufmann & Kaufmann, pp. 196–197
1687:as beach obstacle clearance parties)
1552:King's Own Shropshire Light Infantry
1849:D Troop 323 HAA Bty and 324 HAA Bty
1717:– Lieutenant Colonel Robert Dawson
1667:77 & 79 Assault Squadrons, RE (
1411:Wilhelm Richter's 8,000-man strong
1326:An example of German beach defences
13:
7177:Greenline, Pomegranate and Express
5830:German invasion of the Netherlands
4103:Weather events during World War II
3677:
3327:. Vol. 3. Osprey Publishing.
3323:Ford, Ken; Howard Gerrard (2002).
3183:. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
1932:
1444:
1415:had been positioned to defend the
1220:, commanded by Lieutenant General
14:
7685:
6468:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
3724:http://www.dday.co.uk/page30.html
3707:
2146:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
1927:
1883:8th & 9th Stores Sections, RE
1742:– Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ries
1685:XII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
1290:Queen beach, dated 16 August 1943
1234:27th Independent Armoured Brigade
432:Caen canal and Orne river bridges
7153:Capture of Caen and Orne bridges
7028:
3786:
3610:D-Day Fortifications in Normandy
2845:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2371:Zetterling, 21st Panzer Division
2119:was the main battle tank of the
1756:(landed between Juno and Sword)
1746:
1691:
1681:263rd (Sussex) Field Company, RE
1462:
1302:), 'Peter' (from Luc-sur-Mer to
226:
215:
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192:
181:
160:
144:
132:
120:
107:
43:
7571:People of Western Europe speech
7492:Military cemeteries in Normandy
3370:Mitcham Jr., Samuel W. (2007).
3160:Buckingham, William F. (2005).
3099:
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3015:
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1918:1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,
1812:474 Independent Searchlight Bty
984:and Omaha are separated by the
370:Taxable, Glimmer & Big Drum
7664:Beaches of Metropolitan France
7566:June 6, 1944, order of the day
6715:Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945
4411:Territorial changes of Germany
4319:Indonesian National Revolution
3355:. Histoire & Collections.
3143:D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
2356:
2347:
2294:
2285:
2222:
2131:, wrote that "in spite of the
1898:49th Bomb Disposal Section, RE
1800:G & H Troops 322 LAA Bty,
1740:No. 45 (Royal Marine) Commando
1722:No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
1472:– Major-General T. G. Rennie
1265:3rd Canadian Infantry Division
1246:No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando
1:
6108:Japanese invasion of Thailand
6059:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
5823:German invasion of Luxembourg
4197:Mediterranean and Middle East
3435:Maj-Gen R.P. Pakenham-Walsh,
3112:
2813:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 124.
1907:Five Companies, Pioneer Corps
1854:220 LAA Bty, 73rd LAA Rgt, RA
1629:Attached units and formations
1519:King's Own Scottish Borderers
1053:
1031:as well as elements from the
7325:
7321:
6015:Invasion of the Soviet Union
5704:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
5015:Independent State of Croatia
3651:D-Day, Spearhead of Invasion
2804:Pakenham-Walsh, pp. 335–336.
2101:
1991:and meet Canadian forces at
1563:3rd Reconnaissance Regiment
1106:invading Sicily in July 1943
1096:—at the Calais port-town of
7:
7401:(Pipe-Line Under The Ocean)
7006:End of World War II in Asia
6846:Western invasion of Germany
6353:Chinese famine of 1942–1943
6330:Second Battle of El Alamein
5893:Hundred Regiments Offensive
5865:Battle of the Mediterranean
5718:Italian invasion of Albania
3885:Air warfare of World War II
2958:de Zeng 2007, pp. 183, 190.
2199:
2121:German 21st Panzer Division
2106:
1781:'M' AA Assault Group (from
1775:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
1753:4th Special Service Brigade
1698:1st Special Service Brigade
1609:15th Field Park Company, RE
1582:20th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA
1540:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1250:4th Special Service Brigade
1238:1st Special Service Brigade
1212:, under Lieutenant General
10:
7690:
6932:Naval bombardment of Japan
6293:First Battle of El Alamein
6212:Battle of Christmas Island
6157:Japanese invasion of Burma
5921:Italian invasion of Greece
5837:German invasion of Belgium
5809:German invasion of Denmark
5782:1939–1940 Winter Offensive
5651:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
3908:Comparative military ranks
3714:D-Day-Overlord Sword Beach
3512:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
3447:Rogers, J & D (2012).
3391:Harclerode, Peter (2002).
3121:Spelet vid konferensbordet
1869:103 HAA Rgt Workshop, REME
1863:160 AA Operations Room, RA
1783:80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1728:landed with No. 4 Commando
1724:, commanded by Commandant
1405:Since the spring of 1942,
1057:
7538:Allied forces in Normandy
7500:
7464:
7413:
7376:
7319:
7254:
7104:
7021:
6853:Bratislava–Brno offensive
6793:
6784:Dutch famine of 1944–1945
6521:
6408:Allied invasion of Sicily
6362:
6261:Aleutian Islands campaign
6233:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
6180:
6171:Greek famine of 1941–1944
6066:Second Battle of Changsha
5971:German invasion of Greece
5939:
5816:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
5791:
5729:
5624:
5505:
5231:
5141:
4982:
4685:
4676:
4434:
4259:
4151:North and Central Pacific
4112:
3874:
3867:
3794:
3543:Williams, Andrew (2004).
3353:British Tanks in Normandy
3213:. London: Penguin Books.
1663:5th Assault Regiment, RE
1498:South Lancashire Regiment
1317:
1188:
1072:, British Prime Minister
1039:and other Allied navies.
976:D-Day assault map of the
377:Combined Bomber Offensive
329:
267:
252:(716th Infantry Division)
238:
174:
97:
53:
42:
30:
25:
6445:Allied invasion of Italy
6422:Solomon Islands campaign
6164:Third Battle of Changsha
5761:First Battle of Changsha
5667:Second Sino-Japanese War
4600:German military brothels
4466:United States war crimes
3684:Fisher, Stephen (2024).
3480:Scarfe, Norman (2006) .
3351:Fortin, Ludovic (2004).
3162:D-Day The First 72 Hours
2895:Ford and Gerrard, p. 13.
2714:Ford and Gerrard, p. 16.
2211:
2158:Battle of Villers-Bocage
1823:One Platoon 112 Company
1817:16 Fire Control Post, RA
1614:3rd Divisional Signals,
1183:
1146:United States First Army
1027:provided by the British
6867:Second Guangxi campaign
6722:Philippines (1944–1945)
6219:Battle of the Coral Sea
6122:Fall of the Philippines
5768:Battle of South Guangxi
5674:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
5073:Italian Social Republic
3741:6 November 2012 at the
3653:. New York: Ballantine.
3649:Thompson, R.W. (1968).
3583:The Struggle For Europe
3410:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3179:Buckley, John (2006) .
2859:Routledge, pp. 305–307.
1889:205th Works Section, RE
1860:C Troop 474 S/L Bty, RA
1642:13th/18th Royal Hussars
1606:253rd Field Company, RE
1603:245th Field Company, RE
1492:East Yorkshire Regiment
1421:352nd Infantry Division
1413:716th Infantry Division
1132:to assault between the
7518:D-Day naval deceptions
6452:Armistice of Cassibile
6247:Battle of Dutch Harbor
6198:Battle of the Java Sea
6101:Attack on Pearl Harbor
6001:Syria–Lebanon campaign
5994:Battle of South Shanxi
5964:Invasion of Yugoslavia
5747:Battle of the Atlantic
5361:Korean Liberation Army
5067:(until September 1943)
5024:(until September 1944)
5002:(until September 1944)
3553:Hodder & Stoughton
2595:Ford, pp. 36–37, 40–41
2464:Granatstein, pp. 13–14
2407:Buckley (2006), p. 137
2124:
2044:6th Airlanding Brigade
2013:
2004:German counter-attacks
1949:
1880:91st Field Company, RE
1877:84th Field Company, RE
1674:629 Field Squadron, RE
1658:Staffordshire Yeomanry
1616:Royal Corps of Signals
1600:17th Field Company, RE
1579:7th Field Regiment, RA
1546:Royal Norfolk Regiment
1459:
1402:
1357:, the defences of the
1327:
1291:
1254:79th Armoured Division
1240:(which also contained
1102:Battle of the Atlantic
1086:Operation Sledgehammer
989:
839:Air and Sea operations
632:Anglo-Canadian Sector
511:Anglo-Canadian Sector
262:(21st Panzer Division)
175:Commanders and leaders
7669:Landforms of Normandy
6616:Second Battle of Guam
6512:Bengal famine of 1943
6482:Second Battle of Kiev
6438:Battle of the Dnieper
6307:Kokoda Track campaign
6136:Battle of Wake Island
6008:East African campaign
5950:Battle of South Henan
5595:atrocities by Germans
5368:Korean Volunteer Army
4342:Occupation of Germany
4096:Music in World War II
3719:Photos de Sword Beach
3465:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3164:. Tempus Publishing.
2931:Von Luck, pp. 178–179
2913:Thompson, pp. 139–140
2879:Thompson, pp. 133–139
2300:Buckley (2006), p. 53
2162:7th Armoured Division
2114:
2011:
1940:
1830:73 LAA Rgt Workshop,
1708:– Lieutenant Colonel
1635:27th Armoured Brigade
1513:Lincolnshire Regiment
1457:
1396:
1346:Under the command of
1325:
1289:
1273:6th Airborne Division
1226:3rd Infantry Division
1164:and then towards the
1058:Further information:
975:
871:Supporting operations
268:Casualties and losses
7610:49.30639°N 0.32111°W
7288:(Canada, Poland, US)
7241:(Canada, Poland, UK)
7235:(Canada, Poland, UK)
6902:Surrender of Germany
6380:Battle of West Hubei
6337:Guadalcanal campaign
6300:Battle of Stalingrad
6226:Battle of Madagascar
4993:Albania protectorate
4780:(formerly Swaziland)
4489:Wehrmacht war crimes
4305:Expulsion of Germans
4089:Art and World War II
3987:British contribution
3936:Governments in exile
3344:Fortress Third Reich
3119:Bauer, Eddy (1983).
2792:Joslen, pp. 584–585.
2353:D'Este, pp. 136, 139
2154:21st Panzer Division
2086:. III./KG 54 struck
2060:Generalfeldmarschall
1677:71 Field Company, RE
1653:East Riding Yeomanry
1565:Royal Armoured Corps
1384:Merville Gun Battery
1216:. The Second Army's
1197:—from Able, west of
1060:Invasion of Normandy
1048:21st Panzer Division
995:, commonly known as
323:(Battle of Normandy)
249:8 infantry companies
7606: /
7549:Operation Bodyguard
7543:Liberation of Paris
6992:Potsdam Declaration
6881:Italy (Spring 1945)
6644:Liberation of Paris
6094:Siege of Sevastopol
5105:(until August 1944)
5008:Wang Jingwei regime
4830:from September 1943
4790:from September 1944
4728:from September 1944
4588:Romanian war crimes
4579:Persecution of Jews
4565:Croatian war crimes
4535:Japanese war crimes
4349:Occupation of Japan
4298:First Indochina War
4010:Military production
3922:Declarations of war
3747:Ministry of Defence
3729:14 January 2013 at
3395:. Caxton Editions.
3376:. Stackpole Books.
3075:Copp (2004), p. 113
3003:Van der Vat, p. 139
2847:, file WO 171/1085.
2556:Ford, pp. 28–29, 42
2190:Operation Charnwood
1955:Hermanville-sur-Mer
1525:Royal Ulster Rifles
1296:Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
1210:British Second Army
1017:Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
280:6 bombers destroyed
71:Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
7674:Beaches in history
7634:Operation Overlord
7615:49.30639; -0.32111
7576:Rommel's asparagus
7560:Operation Jedburgh
7405:Operation Chastity
6985:Surrender of Japan
6818:Battle of Iwo Jima
6667:Belgrade offensive
6073:Siege of Leningrad
5957:Battle of Shanggao
5886:British Somaliland
5851:Dunkirk evacuation
5802:Norwegian campaign
5740:Invasion of Poland
5567:Japanese prisoners
4528:Italian war crimes
4459:British war crimes
4374:Soviet occupations
4158:South-West Pacific
4045:Allied cooperation
4003:Military equipment
3634:. New York: Dell.
3528:. Oxford: Osprey.
3428:Col L.F. Morling,
3304:Ford, Ken (2004).
3271:Ellis, Major L. F.
2705:Harclerode, p. 319
2696:Buckingham, p. 145
2643:Granatstein, p. 19
2496:Granatstein, p. 18
2443:Granatstein, p. 11
2194:Operation Atlantic
2168:, was launched by
2125:
2079:Kampfgeschwader 54
2014:
1950:
1827:(smoke generators)
1760:101 Beach Sub-area
1622:Middlesex Regiment
1573:(RA) 3rd Division
1480:(assault brigade)
1460:
1450:3rd Division group
1403:
1355:Gerd von Rundstedt
1328:
1292:
1170:Bernard Montgomery
1148:while it captured
1122:Cotentin Peninsula
1110:Italy in September
1064:Operation Overlord
1009:Operation Overlord
990:
666:Normandy massacres
555:Operation Chastity
319:Operation Overlord
276:unknown casualties
7639:Operation Neptune
7589:
7588:
7554:Operation Dragoon
7229:(UK 6th Airborne)
7059:
7058:
7017:
7016:
6860:Battle of Okinawa
6759:Burma (1944–1945)
6593:Mariana and Palau
6373:Tunisian campaign
6191:Fall of Singapore
6115:Fall of Hong Kong
5858:Battle of Britain
5711:Operation Himmler
5620:
5619:
5284:Dutch East Indies
4920:Southern Rhodesia
4672:
4671:
4572:Genocide of Serbs
4475:German war crimes
4452:Soviet war crimes
4445:Allied war crimes
4291:Division of Korea
4270:Chinese Civil War
4068:Strategic bombing
3980:Manhattan Project
3669:978-1-85780-279-5
3524:Weal, J. (2000).
3498:Stewart, Andrew.
3421:978-1-84342-474-1
3383:978-1-84067-136-0
3152:978-0-670-88703-3
3051:Scarfe, pp. 68–69
2967:Ford, pp. 86, 112
2949:Weal 2000, p. 81.
2822:Morling, p. 221.
2652:Wieviorka, p. 157
2048:Operation Mallard
2021:Edgar Feuchtinger
1998:Biéville-Beuville
1913:No. 6 Beach Group
1790:73rd Light AA Rgt
1766:No. 5 Beach Group
1558:Divisional Troops
1434:Edgar Feuchtinger
1195:spelling alphabet
1094:Operation Jubilee
1090:Operation Roundup
1074:Winston Churchill
1025:bombardment force
1005:Operation Neptune
967:
966:
823:Mantes-Gassicourt
487:Normandy landings
284:
283:
263:
253:
233:Edgar Feuchtinger
93:
92:
33:Normandy landings
7681:
7621:
7620:
7618:
7617:
7616:
7611:
7607:
7604:
7603:
7602:
7599:
7562:(France, UK, US)
7556:(France, UK, US)
7528:Hobart's Funnies
7482:Hillman Fortress
7394:Mulberry harbour
7327:
7323:
7320:Landing points (
7298:Merville Battery
7167:(Deception plan)
7086:
7079:
7072:
7063:
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6890:
6888:Battle of Berlin
6883:
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6862:
6855:
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6827:
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6325:
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6302:
6295:
6288:
6277:
6270:
6263:
6256:
6254:Battle of Midway
6249:
6242:
6240:Battle of Gazala
6235:
6228:
6221:
6214:
6207:
6200:
6193:
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6150:Battle of Borneo
6145:
6143:Malayan campaign
6138:
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6087:Bombing of Gorky
6082:
6080:Battle of Moscow
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1963:Hobart's funnies
1750:
1726:Philippe Kieffer
1695:
1486:Suffolk Regiment
1466:
1430:Generalleutnant'
1180:within 90 days.
1142:Caumont-l'Éventé
598:La Haye-du-Puits
583:American Sector
491:American Sector
437:Merville Battery
417:Airborne assault
324:
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7250:
7143:(UK and Canada)
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6609:Western Ukraine
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5985:
5978:Battle of Crete
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5907:Eastern Romania
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3743:Wayback Machine
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3678:Further reading
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3579:Wilmot, Chester
3563:
3547:D-Day to Berlin
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3518:978-171790180-4
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2138:Operation Perch
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2084:Butterfly Bombs
2030:Panzergrenadier
2006:
1935:
1933:British assault
1930:
1768:(Queen sector)
1683:(attached from
1595:Royal Engineers
1593:3rd Divisional
1571:Royal Artillery
1452:
1447:
1445:Order of battle
1438:Panzergrenadier
1408:Generalleutnant
1320:
1277:Operation Tonga
1258:6th Beach Group
1191:
1186:
1174:21st Army Group
1172:, commander of
1066:
1056:
970:
969:
968:
963:
950:
737:Verrières Ridge
659:Le Mesnil-Patry
582:
580:Ground campaign
490:
453:American Sector
420:British Sector
419:
325:
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259:40 assault guns
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2133:Atlantic Wall
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5426:Philippines
5405:Netherlands
5270:Czech lands
5208:Switzerland
5152:Afghanistan
5096:Philippines
4964:Puerto Rico
4880:Philippines
4866:New Zealand
4852:Netherlands
4805:Free France
4556:Prosecution
4357:Osoaviakhim
4227:West Africa
4211:East Africa
3858:Conferences
3736:Sword Beach
3306:Sword Beach
2774:Ford, p. 65
2744:Ford, p. 23
2726:Copp, p. 37
2622:Ford, p. 47
2604:Ford, p. 37
2565:Ford, p. 17
2455:Ellis, p. 9
2434:Ellis, p. 7
2398:Ford, p. 80
2380:Ford, p. 86
2129:L. F. Ellis
1946:Bill Millin
1710:Peter Young
1505:9th Brigade
1477:8th Brigade
1388:River Seine
1375:5 cm Pak 38
1336:German Army
1300:Luc-sur-Mer
1242:Free French
1166:Seine River
1130:Second Army
997:Sword Beach
986:Douve River
913:Houndsworth
833:La Rochelle
61:6 June 1944
7628:Categories
7598:49°18′23″N
7533:Rhino tank
7421:Amfreville
7105:Operations
6874:West Hunan
6707:Pointblank
6036:Silver Fox
6022:Summer War
5775:Winter War
5754:Phoney War
5535:Azerbaijan
5496:Yugoslavia
5391:Luxembourg
5233:Resistance
4973:Yugoslavia
4838:Luxembourg
4640:Sook Ching
4436:War crimes
4038:Technology
4031:Opposition
3973:Lend-Lease
3950:Australian
3943:Home front
3901:Blitzkrieg
3851:Casualties
3842:Commanders
3814:Operations
3690:Transworld
3612:. Osprey.
3551:. London:
3439:, Vol IX,
3145:. Viking.
3113:References
2170:VIII Corps
1993:Juno Beach
1978:Caen Canal
1974:River Orne
1970:Ouistreham
1942:Lord Lovat
1308:Ouistreham
1281:Bénouville
1134:River Orne
1054:Background
1029:Royal Navy
1013:Ouistreham
999:, was the
959:Cemeteries
813:Saint-Malo
382:Pointblank
210:Lord Lovat
75:Ouistreham
7601:0°19′16″W
7377:Logistics
7292:Cherbourg
7239:Tractable
7165:Fortitude
7141:Charnwood
6939:Manchuria
6825:Indochina
6601:Bagration
6045:Lithuania
5690:Anschluss
5487:Viet Minh
5384:Lithuania
5326:Hong Kong
5089:Manchukuo
5044:Azad Hind
4703:Australia
4503:Aftermath
4366:Paperclip
4261:Aftermath
4061:Total war
3929:Diplomacy
3892:In Europe
3581:(1997) .
3441:1938–1948
3239:(2004) .
3209:(2004) .
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2425:Bauer, 44
2267:Citations
2217:Footnotes
2150:XXX Corps
2117:Panzer IV
2102:Aftermath
2055:Luftwaffe
2039:Luftwaffe
1367:hedgehogs
1269:Carpiquet
1150:Cherbourg
1037:Norwegian
1001:code name
953:Aftermath
906:Bulbasket
855:Cherbourg
792:Tractable
705:Charnwood
620:Cherbourg
544:Logistics
350:Fortitude
343:Bodyguard
246:223 tanks
7545:(France)
7501:See also
7477:Hill 262
7451:Merville
7436:Houlgate
7431:Crisbecq
7426:Azeville
7363:(Canada)
7306:(Canada)
7286:Chambois
7280:Carentan
7268:Bréville
7247:(Canada)
7233:Totalize
7217:(Canada)
7193:(German)
7171:Goodwood
7135:Bluecoat
7131:(Canada)
7129:Atlantic
7112:Overlord
7050:Category
6999:document
6909:document
6766:Ardennes
6750:Budapest
6698:Crossbow
6576:Overlord
6415:Smolensk
5626:Timeline
5461:Slovakia
5447:Thailand
5298:Ethiopia
5263:Bulgaria
5187:Portugal
5118:Thailand
5000:Bulgaria
4778:Eswatini
4771:Ethiopia
4724:Bulgaria
4549:Unit 731
4510:Response
4327:Keelhaul
4277:Cold War
4250:Americas
4241:timeline
4234:Atlantic
4114:Theaters
3739:Archived
3727:Archived
3630:(1989).
3601:39697844
3571:60416729
3273:; Allen
3263:56329119
3237:Copp, T.
3229:44772546
3141:(2009).
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2181:châteaux
2107:Analysis
2096:145 Wing
1982:Merville
1976:and the
1810:B Troop
1646:DD tanks
1417:Calvados
1312:DD tanks
1158:Argentan
1118:Normandy
978:Normandy
927:Jedburgh
850:La Caine
803:Chambois
798:Hill 262
777:Hill 140
771:Totalize
764:Bluecoat
743:Breakout
731:Goodwood
724:Atlantic
718:2nd Odon
642:Bréville
608:Carentan
603:Saint-Lô
593:Graignes
567:Mulberry
550:American
400:Tarbrush
357:Zeppelin
239:Strength
66:Location
35:and the
31:Part of
7255:Battles
7245:Windsor
7221:Titanic
7203:Martlet
7197:Mallard
7190:Lüttich
7183:Jupiter
7118:Neptune
6976:Shumshu
6743:Hungary
6690:Estonia
6674:Lapland
6652:Dragoon
6585:Neptune
6567:Ichi-Go
6533:Tempest
6475:Changde
6430:Cottage
6322:Jubilee
6031:Finland
5929:Compass
5635:Prelude
5588:Finland
5474:Vietnam
5440:Romania
5312:Germany
5291:Estonia
5277:Denmark
5256:Belgium
5249:Austria
5242:Albania
5173:Ireland
5159:Andorra
5143:Neutral
5103:Romania
5037:Hungary
5022:Finland
4894:Romania
4786:Finland
4764:Denmark
4710:Belgium
4696:Algeria
4402:Romania
4388:Hungary
4144:Pacific
3868:General
3822:Leaders
3807:Battles
3800:Outline
3502:(2014)
3281:(ed.).
2144:by the
1248:of the
1218:I Corps
1154:Falaise
941:Wallace
934:Dragoon
892:Titanic
885:Samwest
878:Dingson
808:Falaise
785:Lüttich
712:Jupiter
698:Windsor
684:Martlet
678:Douvres
613:Hill 30
562:British
475:Detroit
470:Chicago
445:Mallard
364:Titanic
332:Prelude
168:Germany
7215:Spring
6953:Debate
6925:Taipei
6918:Borneo
6496:Tarawa
5683:Europe
5644:Africa
5433:Poland
5419:Norway
5398:Malaya
5377:Latvia
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5305:France
5201:Sweden
5166:Bhutan
4887:Poland
4873:Norway
4845:Mexico
4812:Greece
4798:France
4736:Canada
4717:Brazil
4687:Allies
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480:Elmira
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460:Albany
411:Fabius
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139:Poland
127:France
112:
86:Result
79:France
7513:D-Day
7446:Maisy
7399:Pluto
7367:Sword
7343:(US)
7341:Omaha
7262:Brest
7227:Tonga
7209:Perch
7159:Epsom
7147:Cobra
6729:Leyte
6559:Narva
6545:Anzio
6503:Makin
6461:Burma
6345:Torch
6314:Rzhev
6268:Kiska
5354:Korea
5340:Japan
5333:Italy
5215:Tibet
5194:Spain
5065:Italy
4826:Italy
4819:India
4743:China
4618:Japan
4218:Italy
4130:China
4082:Women
2212:Notes
2076:from
1959:AVREs
1669:AVREs
1199:Omaha
1184:Plans
1178:Paris
1007:, of
993:Sword
945:Hardy
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818:Brest
750:Cobra
691:Epsom
648:Perch
625:Naval
572:Pluto
523:Sword
496:Omaha
426:Tonga
406:Tiger
255:9,790
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7349:(US)
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5793:1940
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