The Uneasy Wait

The European invasion was coming, everyone knew it, but where? Little did the grenadiers of Hauptman Kuhtz's 10th Company, 736th Grenadier Regiment know that their position in Widerstandsnest 20, codenamed “Cod", was the center of the British 3rd lnfantry Division's …

1944-06-06

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The European invasion was coming, everyone knew it, but where? Little did the grenadiers of Hauptman Kuhtz's 10th Company, 736th Grenadier Regiment know that their position in Widerstandsnest 20, codenamed “Cod", was the center of the British 3rd lnfantry Division's assault sector on Sword Beach. The men of A and B companies of the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment landed along the French coastline at 0725 hours much to the surprise of the men of WN20. Despite their surprise the grenadiers of the 736th put up a determined Resistance (knocking out several British tanks and slowing the advance inland) before being overwhelmed by the invasion forces.

Le Breche, Sword Beach, France

Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France that commenced on 6 June 1944. Stretching 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach was the easternmost landing site of the invasion. Taking Sword was to be the responsibility of the British Army with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the British Royal Navy as well as elements from the Polish, Norwegian and other Allied navies.

Wikipedia: Sword Beach

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