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Title
La Brèche dHermanville
Description
Sword Beach, 07h30,10 LCAs landed two assault companies of the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment on Queen Red, just in front of the German strongpoint Wn18, called "Cod" by the Allies and defended by the German 10/736 company. In spite of …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
19277
Scenario Description
Sword Beach, 07h30,10 LCAs landed two assault companies of the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment on Queen Red, just in front of the German strongpoint Wn18, called "Cod" by the Allies and defended by the German 10/736 company. In spite of the support given by the "Funnies" of the 22nd Dragoons and the DD tanks of the 13th/18th Hussars, the East York lost 200 men on the beach. On their right, on Queen White, two assault companies of the 1st South Lancashire Regiment suffered heavy losses as well but succeeded to leave the beach and to attack "Cod" from behind. British and French commandos landed just after the infantrymen of the 8th brigade and suffered some losses when crossing the beach under German fire. The French commandos of Philippe Kieffer gathered on the old holiday camp before to advance to their objective, the Casino of Riva Bella.
Location
Hermanville, 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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