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Allied D-Day landing zone, 6 June 1944
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
Sword_Beach
World War II landing operation in Europe
Commando Juno Beach British I Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General John Crocker 3rd Canadian Division: Major General Rod Keller Sword Beach British I Corps
Normandy_landings
British WWII amphibious swimming tank
mainly remembered for their disastrous performance on Omaha Beach. On the British Sword Beach, at the eastern end of the invasion area, the DD tanks worked
DD_tank
British airborne operation on 6 June 1944
providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the
Capture of the Caen Canal and Orne River bridges
Capture_of_the_Caen_Canal_and_Orne_River_bridges
British commando (1911–1995)
patronym. During Operation Overlord, he led the Special Service Brigade at Sword Beach and to capture Pegasus Bridge, accompanied by his piper Bill Millin.
Simon_Fraser,_15th_Lord_Lovat
harbour on Sword beach Courbet, Free Naval French Forces, former battleship, sunk as a blockship in "Gooseberry" breakwater on Sword beach Forbin, Free
List of Allied warships in the Normandy landings
List_of_Allied_warships_in_the_Normandy_landings
Village and parish in West Sussex, England
the "Riva-Bella", the location of the World War II Normandy landings' Sword Beach. Angmering railway station is 3⁄4 mile from the village centre, straddling
Angmering
Barrage Mortar
the Normandy landings. A crew loading a Reihenwerfer near Riva-Bella (Sword Beach), Atlantic coast, Northern France on 30 May 1944. The description for
Reihenwerfer
Battle during D-Day landings
heavy-calibre 150 mm (5.9 in) guns that could threaten the British landings at Sword Beach, only 8 miles (13 km) away. The 9th Parachute Battalion, part of the
Battle of Merville Gun Battery
Battle_of_Merville_Gun_Battery
Code name for an amphibious landing zone on D-Day
The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, and just west of the British beach Sword. Taking
Juno_Beach
1927 Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy
the ship moved to the waters off Juno Beach to avoid attacks by German light forces. Returning to Sword Beach on 8 June, she bombarded German troops
HMS_Rodney_(29)
Military unit
part in the D-Day Landings at Sword Beach, and fought during Operation Overlord, taking part in the landings at Sword Beach, and continuing fighting with
13th/18th_Royal_Hussars
Armoured division of the British Army
British Infantry Division was the first British formation to land at Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, as part of the invasion of Normandy, part of the
3rd_(UK)_Division
British Army Commando unit
Commando took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944. Landing on Sword Beach 30 minutes before the rest of the brigade, their first objectives were
No._4_Commando
British World War II veteran known as "The Great Escaper"
accommodation in Normandy and his attendance at the commemorations at Sword Beach in Ouistreham. He visited the Grand Bunker Museum to pay his respects
Bernard_Jordan
Bagpiper during World War II
Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border" as his comrades fell around him on Sword Beach. Millin stated that he later talked to captured German snipers who claimed
Bill_Millin
British naval officer (1912–2007)
the Normandy landings, where his ship covered the troops landing on Sword Beach. In the post-war period he commanded the destroyer HMS Diana when it
John_Ronald_Gower
English historian (1923–2014)
Regiment, part of this division, and participated in the landing on Sword Beach. Scarfe, Norman (2006) [1947]. Assault Division: A History of the 3rd
Norman_Scarfe
Military cemetery in Normandy
region. This includes from field hospitals and soldiers who died on Sword Beach. British Army Corporal Sidney Bates, a member of the 1st Battalion The
Bayeux_war_cemetery
House in France
Atlantic Wall.It have been damaged during D-Day, Lion-sur-Mer is located on Sword Beach then use as hotel call "Le Castel" until 1967. It is now a guest house
Villa_Louis,_Lion-sur-Mer
WWII British military unit
with 41 Commando, linking Juno and Sword. No. 47 Commando was the last British unit to land and came ashore on Gold Beach east of Le Hamel. Their task was
4th_Special_Service_Brigade
Military unit
Q Troops). 5th Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery at Sword Beach comprising R, S, T and V Troops. The wartime RMASG was disbanded two
Viking_Squadron
Device to clear minefield
"Bullshorn" plow on a Churchill tank of the British 79th Armoured Division, on Sword Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy (this was one of "Hobart's Funnies"
Mine_plow
Military unit
the 3rd Infantry Division to spearhead I Corps during its landing at Sword Beach on D-Day in June 1944. 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards (left 31 January
27th_Armoured_Brigade
Operation Samwest Operation Tonga Normandy landings Omaha Beach Gold Beach Sword Beach Utah Beach Juno Beach Pointe du Hoc Bombing of Normandy Battle of Port-en-Bessin
List_of_World_War_II_battles
British WWII cruiser tank
Museum, Ranville, France. Centaur IV T185075 . La Brèche d'Hermanville (Sword Beach), France. A Cromwell dozer with Cavalier turret to resemble Centaur support
Cromwell_tank
Military cemetery in France
commonwealth war graves. Originally called Sword Beach Cemetery due to its close proximity to Sword Beach, Hermanville British war cemetery was set up
Hermanville_War_Cemetery
British special operations force during World War II
Commando landed on the left flank of Juno Beach and No. 41 Commando landed on the right flank of Sword Beach and then assaulted Lion-sur-Mer. No. 48 Commando
Commandos_(United_Kingdom)
WWII British Army unit
at the nearby Sword Beach; and destroying bridges crossing the Dives, to prevent German reinforcements approaching the landing beaches from the north
6th_Airborne_Division
British Second World War portable temporary harbours
Cheswald, West Honaker, West Nohno, Willis A. Slater, Victory Sword and Vitruvius. Omaha Beach (Gooseberry 2, 15 ships): Artemas Ward, Audacious, Baialoide
Mulberry_harbours
Canal bridge in Normandy; scene of a WWII battle
crossing the bridges and attacking the eastern flank of the landings at Sword Beach, and to prevent the British 6th Airborne Division from being cut off
Pegasus_Bridge
1943 S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
participated in the Normandy landings providing fire support. She was sunk off Sword Beach by mine on 24 June 1944 with 53 casualties. Swift was one of eight S-class
HMS_Swift_(G46)
Warship
controlled from the headquarters ship HMS Largs also positioned off Sword Beach. She also took part in the Walcheren operations.[citation needed] In
HMS_Roberts_(F40)
at Gold Beach, and the British 3rd Infantry Division at Sword Beach; the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, with some British units, at Juno Beach. The British
British Army during the Second World War
British_Army_during_the_Second_World_War
WW2 British Army unit
the first assault on the British and Canadian front - Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach - included two Assault Squadrons from 5 Assault Regiment and
1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers
1st_Assault_Brigade_Royal_Engineers
Topics referred to by the same term
capital Swords, Georgia, a community in the United States Sword Beach, code name for the Normandy Coast landing area on D-day in World War II Swords (TV series)
Sword_(disambiguation)
WWII British Army military unit
been selected as the assault formation to make the first landing on Sword Beach near La Breche d'Hermanville, in Normandy on D-Day. AA defence of the
92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
92nd_(Loyals)_Light_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
British Royal Marine (1924–2026)
participated during the Normandy landings, operating anti-aircraft weapons at Sword Beach. In 2024, The Royal Navy and a representative of King Charles III celebrated
Francis_Grant_(marine)
Canadian Army formation
Pocket. Juno Beach was 5 miles (8.0 km) wide and stretched on either side of Courseulles-sur-Mer. It lay between Sword and Gold beaches which were the
3rd_Canadian_Division
Genre of fantasy fiction
Sword and sorcery (S&S), or heroic fantasy, is a sub-genre of fantasy literature characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent
Sword_and_sorcery
Hawkins-class heavy cruisers for the Royal Navy
Bombardment Support Force D which initially targeted the defenses at Sword Beach during the D-Day landings. The ship is known to have bombarded the coastal
HMS_Frobisher_(D81)
Multiple rocket launcher
Riva Bella 30 May 1944. Shell splashes in the waters off Riva Bella (Sword Beach), May 30, 1944. "8cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer Self-Propelled Rocket Projector
8_cm_Raketen-Vielfachwerfer
1930s Swedish anti-aircraft autocannon design
Regiment, Royal Artillery, landed with the British 3rd Infantry Division on Sword Beach on D-Day, to protect the vital bridges over the Caen Canal and the Orne
Bofors_40_mm_L/60_gun
Military unit
troops of 'C' Squadron, landed on Sword Beach with the first wave, while the 22nd's 'B' Squadron landed on Juno Beach, with the remainder of 'C' Squadron
30th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
30th_Armoured_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Military unit
withdrawn to the UK to prepare for Operation Overlord, and landed on Sword Beach on D-Day. Subsequently, it was converted to operate amphibious tanks
Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps
Staffordshire_Yeomanry,_Royal_Armoured_Corps
6:30 am; Utah Beach from 6:31 and Omaha Beach from 6:35. British troops landed on Gold and Sword Beaches at 7:25. Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach at 7:45
Weather forecasting for Operation Overlord
Weather_forecasting_for_Operation_Overlord
British shipbroker and oil trader
served in landing craft during the Second World War and saw action off Sword Beach on D-Day and in Operation Infatuate where he earned his DSC after originally
John_Jarvis-Smith
Military unit
Battle of the Odon Gold Beach Juno Beach (First Canadian Army's 3rd Canadian Division and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade) Sword Beach The British Armies of
Second_Army_(United_Kingdom)
"D-Day veteran, 100, returns to beach he landed on 80 years ago". ITV News. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2025. "Sword Beach swim". Retrieved 8 November
List of successful English Channel swimmers
List_of_successful_English_Channel_swimmers
Queen Elizabeth–class battleship
000 yards offshore, to support landings by the British 3rd Division on Sword Beach. She continued bombardment duties on 7 June, but after firing over 300
HMS_Warspite_(03)
British Army officer
when elements of Lord Lovat's 1st Special Service Brigade arrived from Sword Beach and crossed the bridges to reinforce the Ranville positions. The 7th
Richard_Pine-Coffin
Military unit
5 and 6 Beach Parties, which would control the support services during the assault landings on Sword Beach. Demonstrations of opposed beach landing by
80th_Anti-Aircraft_Brigade
WWII-era British Royal Navy destroyer
bombard targets in support of Allied landing forces in the Queen Sector of Sword Beach. On 7 June she was assigned to patrol the Eastern Task Force area following
HMS_Scorpion_(G72)
Maritime land warfare force of the United Kingdom
Parachute Regiment through the eyes of those who served. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword. p. 194. ISBN 9781399040174. "Royal Marines History and Traditional Facts"
Royal_Marines
Class of Royal Navy destroyers
November 1941 1 June 1943 11 March 1944 Transferred to Norway, sunk off Sword Beach 6 June 1944. Success G26 J.Samuel White, Cowes 25 February 1942 3 March
S_and_T-class_destroyer
German World War II cruise missile
Copenhagen France The Grand Bunker Museum in Ouistreham, near Caen and Sword Beach, displays a V-1 flying bomb. Blockhaus d'Éperlecques, near Saint-Omer
V-1_flying_bomb
recreate battles from the real Normandy invasion, including Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Sword Beach, Colleville, Sainte-Mère-Église, Caen, Pegasus Bridge, and Vierville
Oklahoma_D-Day
British first class cricketer and army officer
further promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel. On D-Day he landed at Sword Beach with the 5th Assault Regiment, known as the 'Hobart's Funnies', in the
Arthur_Cocks_(cricketer)
Supplies services during World War II
on 10 June. At Sword Beach, 101 Beach Sub Area landed with the British 3rd Division, 5 Beach Group with its assault brigade and 6 Beach Group with its
British logistics in the Normandy campaign
British_logistics_in_the_Normandy_campaign
Infantry Division landing at Sword Beach and 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and 8th Armoured Brigade on Gold Beach. No.48 Commando landed with the
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
1944 British airborne operation
the Merville gun battery, which could engage ships landing nearby at Sword Beach. To prevent German reinforcements approaching the invasion area from
Operation_Mallard
British Army officer (1912–1999)
forces, and because access to a lateral road would ensure supplies from Sword Beach to the 6th Airborne Division, which had been dropped to the east of Caen
John Howard (British Army officer)
John_Howard_(British_Army_officer)
British Army WWII commando unit
attached to No. 4 Commando in the 1st Special Service Brigade and landed on Sword Beach. No. 3 Troop was divided by sections between the other eight commando
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
No._10_(Inter-Allied)_Commando
1911-09-23 Courbet class Dreadnought French Navy Scuttled as breakwater off Sword Beach, 9 June 1944, during Operation Neptune, scrapped in situ Dante Alighieri
List_of_battleships
Royal Navy Vice Admiral (1892–1960)
Records Society. ISBN 978-1-4724-7597-8. Fisher, Stephen (23 May 2024). Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Victory. United Kingdom: Bantam
Arthur Talbot (Royal Navy officer)
Arthur_Talbot_(Royal_Navy_officer)
2017 video game
German campaign, the player takes control of German forces inland from Sword Beach. Instead of holding the German armored formations in reserve for the
Steel_Division:_Normandy_44
2004 British television documentary series
Battery; and the landings at Sword Beach, the farthest east of the five landing points. During the episode, Murray re-enacts a beach landing from a landing
Al_Murray's_Road_to_Berlin
WW2 German general (1892-1971)
1944 (3): Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-560-9. Zuehlke, Mark (2009-07-01). Juno Beach: Canada's
Wilhelm_Richter
Type of bagpipe native to Scotland
1st Special Service Brigade at Sword Beach on 6 June 1944 in Normandy. At Lovat's request he marched up and down the beach playing his pipes under fire
Great_Highland_bagpipe
Military unit
to support I Corps landing on Juno and Sword Beaches, while 76th AA Brigade supported XXX Corps on Gold Beach. The leading elements were to land with
103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
103rd_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Military unit
to support I Corps landing on Juno and Sword Beaches, while 76th AA Brigade supported XXX Corps on Gold Beach. The leading elements were to land with
114th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
114th_Light_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
(2014). The Strike Wings: Special Anti-Shipping Squadrons 1942-45. Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-78159-028-7. Jordan, Roger (1999). The
List of shipwrecks in June 1944
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1944
Midget submarine class built for the Royal Navy during 1943–44
what became the American Omaha Beach. On the third night, they were due to go ashore off the Orne Estuary (Sword Beach), but by this stage fatigue (the
X-class_submarine
Former regiment of the British Army
training for its new role. The 1st Bucks formed part of the 6th Beach Group landing on Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. An anti-tank platoon of 1st Bucks landed
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
Stackpole Books. p. 151. ISBN 9780811749350. Fisher, Stephen (23 May 2024). Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Victory. United Kingdom: Bantam
List of task forces of the Royal Navy
List_of_task_forces_of_the_Royal_Navy
1975 British film
meeting a young girl, his journey to France and his death on D-Day at Sword Beach. Data from TCM.com Brian Stirner as Thomas Beddows Davyd Harries as Jack
Overlord_(1975_film)
British World War II veteran (1917–2021)
a company equipped with 13 armoured infantry carriers that landed at Sword Beach in Normandy, on D-Day. His unit captured the Hillman Battery, a 12-bunker
Kenneth_Mayhew
& Diane Peacock Nuns appearing in Ouistreham Artist: Heather Measey Sword beach Artist: Paula Campbell "Home". The Longest Yarn - A Thread Through History
The_Longest_Yarn
War memorial in Normandy, France
Juno and Sword Beaches, from Port-en-Bessin in the west to Ouistreham in the east. Ver-sur-Mer lies at the eastern end of King Sector of Gold Beach, near
British_Normandy_Memorial
sites in France were added to the list in 1979 while the most recent, the Beaches of the D-Day Landings and the Royal Capetian Fortresses of Languedoc, were
List of World Heritage Sites in France
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_France
Battalion sized formation of the Royal Marines
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships. Having made a tactical landing at Red Beach, Ajax Bay on 21 May 1982, the men of 45 Cdo RM yomped across East Falkland
45_Commando
United Kingdom 24 June 1944 A troopship that was sunk by a naval mine off Sword Beach. HMS Derwent Royal Navy 2 May 1917 A River-class destroyer sunk off
List_of_shipwrecks_of_France
Sand containing projectile remnants
concentrations (Utah Beach: 0.21%, Omaha Beach: 0.18%, Gold Beach: 0.24%, Juno Beach: 0.06% and Sword Beach: 0.66%). The study concluded that whilst the
Metallic sediment in the Normandy landing beaches
Metallic_sediment_in_the_Normandy_landing_beaches
German general
Normandy, he fought against the British landings along the 'Juno' and 'Sword' beaches. On 4 July 1944, he took command of "Panzer Group West" (later, 5th
Heinrich_Eberbach
Month of 1944
and Operation Mallard. The Norwegian destroyer Svenner was sunk off Sword Beach by a German torpedo boat, the only Allied ship to be sunk by German naval
June_1944
2020 Canadian film
survivor of the sinking of LCH 185, one of the first landing craft to reach Sword Beach on D-Day, as well as the recent loss of his grandfather, Phillips promised
No_Roses_on_a_Sailor's_Grave
2004 board game
Canada, and United Kingdom land troops at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches while Nazi Germany tries to push them back and keep control of the cities
Axis_&_Allies:_D-Day
WW2 German bunker complex near Sword Beach, Normandy, France
the Périers Ridge, overlooking what was to become the D-Day landing beach Sword. As Hillman had no artillery it controlled the firing of the artillery
Hillman_Fortress
Courbet-class battleship
ship until she was earmarked for use as a "Gooseberry" breakwater at Sword Beach during the Normandy landings. The ship had to be towed from Weymouth
French_battleship_Courbet
to prevent German armor from reaching the area behind Sword Beach and interfering with the beach landings of the 3rd Infantry Division there. Five of the
Air_landing_regiment
2025 video game
Sword of the Sea is a 2025 adventure video game developed and published by Giant Squid. In it, the player assumes control of a character named Wraith
Sword_of_the_Sea
Military unit
Brigade) landed on the far right of Sword Beach, where 29,000 men would land. No. 48 (RM) Commando landed on Juno Beach, from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer to Courseulles-sur-Mer
British Commando operations during the Second World War
British_Commando_operations_during_the_Second_World_War
Scottish song
Edinburgh, 1997. Authorized marches of the Canadian Forces Bill Millin – A piper who played the song during the Scottish landing on Sword Beach during WW2
Highland_Laddie
1934 Arethusa-class cruiser
forming part of Force D off Sword Beach. She carried George VI across the channel to Normandy, when he toured the beaches and visited the Allied command
HMS_Arethusa_(26)
Steeplechase horse race in Britain
Mill Prince 1993 Bradbury Star Egypt Mill Prince General Pershing 1992 Tipping Tim Another Coral Beech Road 1991 Another Coral Toranfield Sword Beach
Paddy_Power_Gold_Cup
British Army combatant corps
on the beaches of Normandy. Nos. 85 and 149 Companies, Pioneer Corps served with the 6th Beach Group assisting the units landing on Sword Beach on D Day
Royal_Pioneer_Corps
Battle in France during the Second World War
German coastal defences. The British and Canadian paratroops behind Sword Beach were to capture bridges over the Orne River such as Horsa and Pegasus
Battle_of_Le_Mesnil-Patry
Canadian television documentary series
paras, along with British troops who had reached their positions from Sword Beach, repulsed the most serious German counterstroke with the aid of naval
War_Story_(TV_series)
organised by the Moto-Club des Esteys. The Normandy Beach Race was held annually on the Sword Beach of Ouistreham, Normandy from 2019 to 2023, it was then
Beach_racing_in_France
Deceased Anglican vicar from England
In June 2014, Langdon travelled to the site of his 1944 landing site (Sword Beach) in France to commemorate the 70 years since D-Day. Just days before
John_Langdon_(priest)
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