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Title
Sword Beach
Description
The 8th Brigade Group of the 3rd British Division, supported by Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade and the amphibious Sherman tanks of the 13th and 18th Hussars, formed the first wave of Allied forces to land on "Sword" …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
4
Scenario Description
The 8th Brigade Group of the 3rd British Division, supported by Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade and the amphibious Sherman tanks of the 13th and 18th Hussars, formed the first wave of Allied forces to land on "Sword" beach, near the mouth of the Orne River, on the morning of June 6, 1944.The tanks were to land first and engage the enemy before the infantry arrived. The heavy seas slowed the approach and both tanks and infantry came ashore together. The bad weather, coupled with stiff German Resistance, delayed the inland advance. While commandos - including the first French troops to set foot back on their homeland that day - captured the Casino at Riva Bella, the bulk of the Allied forces failed to push inland and capture Caen, their objective for the day. The consequences of this, the biggest set-back of Allied operations on D-Day, were to be felt well into July, and the city of Caen itself would pay a dear price for it.
Location
Sword Beach, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
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 kilometres (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.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Sword Beach
Combatants
German
British
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Beach
Website Access: Available

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