Gold Beach

The German defenses at Gold consisted of two battalions of the 726th Regiment supported by inland batteries. Barbed wire and a few anti-tank hedgehog obstacles protected the entire stretch of beach. The British planners had divided Gold beach into four …

1944-06-06

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The German defenses at Gold consisted of two battalions of the 726th Regiment supported by inland batteries. Barbed wire and a few anti-tank hedgehog obstacles protected the entire stretch of beach. The British planners had divided Gold beach into four zones, 'Item', 'Jig', 'King' and 'Love'. For the assault, the 231st Brigade would attack Jig and the 69th Brigade would land on King. Almost as soon as the infantry got to the beaches on Jig, they started to suffer serious casualties. 'Hobart's Funnies' and 47th Royal Marine Commando units landed next, but the coastal defenders hung on at Le Hamel despite the Allied troops' tank support. To the west, the radar station at Saint-Come-de-Fresné' was taken and to the east of Le Hamel, the Customs house was cleared. From these points, in a wide sweeping movement, Infantry and tanks advanced inland toward the high ground.

Gold Beach, France

Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and La Rivière on the east. High cliffs at the western end of the zone meant that the landings took place on the flat section between Le Hamel and La Rivière, in the sectors code-named Jig and King. Taking Gold was to be the responsibility of the British Army, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the Royal Navy as well as elements from the Dutch, Polish and other Allied navies.

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