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D-Day, the Normandy Landings - June 6, 1944

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« Reply #90 on: June 07, 2009, 02:59:44 am »

Follow Up forces

The three infantry battalions of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division's[1] 153rd Infantry Brigade[13] landed on Mike Red beach during the evening of 6 June.[1]
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« Reply #91 on: June 07, 2009, 03:00:14 am »

Photographic Record

Landing on Juno Beach with The Highland Light Infantry of Canada was Lieutenant Ken Bell, whose photographs, taken with a Rolleiflex Camera, documented the invasion. Sergeant D.W. Grant of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit also took approximately two minutes of motion picture footage of soldiers of The North Shore Regiment landing at Bernières-sur-Mer which was quickly sent to England and cleared for distribution by news outlets.[14]
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« Reply #92 on: June 07, 2009, 03:00:38 am »



Canadian soldiers headed for Juno Beach on D-Day.
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« Reply #93 on: June 07, 2009, 03:01:09 am »



Canadian reinforcements going ashore from a (LCA) Landing Craft Assault from HMCS Prince Henry off the Normandy bridgehead. The distinctive shape of the "Invasion Helmet" (Mk III Steel Helmet) is easily discerned. Juno Beach, 6 June 1944.
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« Reply #94 on: June 07, 2009, 03:01:49 am »



Bernières-sur-Mer: German prisoners captured by Canadian troops at Juno Beach on D-Day – 6 June 1944.
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« Reply #95 on: June 07, 2009, 03:02:16 am »



Tanks and Régiment de la Chaudière moving along Bernières-sur-Mer road, Normandy Beach head, 6 June 1944.
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« Reply #96 on: June 07, 2009, 03:02:40 am »

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« Reply #97 on: June 07, 2009, 03:03:42 am »



Personnel of Royal Canadian Navy Beach Commando "W" landing on Juno Beach, Mike sector of the Normandy beachhead. 6 June 1944.
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« Reply #98 on: June 07, 2009, 03:04:50 am »

Gold Beach

Gold Beach was the code name for one of the central D-Day landing beaches that Allied forces used to invade German-occupied France on June 6, 1944, during World War II.

Gold Beach lay in the invasion area assigned to the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division commanded by Major General Douglas Alexander Graham, and the British 8th Armoured Brigade of the British 2nd Army, under Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey. Gold Beach had three main assault sectors – these were designated (from west to east): Item, Jig (split into sections Green and Red), and King (also in two sections named Green and Red). A fourth named How was not used as a landing area[1].

The beach was assaulted by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division (which included the Devonshire, Hampshire, Dorsetshire and East Yorkshire regiments) between Le Hamel and Ver sur Mer. Attached to them would be elements of 79th (Armoured) Division. The 231st Infantry Brigade would come ashore on Jig Sector at Le Hamel/Asnelles and the 69th Brigade at King Sector in front of Ver sur Mer. Number 47 (Royal Marine) Commando, attached to the 50th Division for the landing, was assigned to Item sector.
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« Reply #99 on: June 07, 2009, 03:05:22 am »



Infantry of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division storm ashore near La Riviere
Date    6 June 1944
Location    Arromanches-les-Bains, Le Hamel and La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur in France
Result    British victory.
Belligerents
United Kingdom    Germany
Commanders
Flag of the United Kingdom Douglas Alexander Graham    Flag of Nazi Germany Wilhelm Richter
Flag of Nazi Germany Dietrich Kraiss
Strength
24,970    Elements of 2 infantry divisions[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
400 casualties    Unknown
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« Reply #100 on: June 07, 2009, 03:05:40 am »

Objectives

The primary D-Day objectives were for the 50th Infantry Division to establish a beachhead between Arromanches (crucial for the deployment of the artificial Mulberry harbour) and Ver-sur-Mer and then head south towards Route Nationale 13 (RN 13) reaching Bayeux and cutting the road to Caen.

The 231st and 69th Infantry Brigades were to be first ashore and establish a beachhead. The follow-up 56th Infantry Brigade and 151st Infantry Brigades would aim to push south-west towards RN 13 supported by the tanks of the 8th Armoured Brigade.

To the west, the 47 Royal Marine Commando's mission was to capture Port-en-Bessin and link-up with American forces landing on Omaha Beach.

The 50th Infantry Division would also aim to head east to meet the Canadian troops coming from Juno Beach.
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« Reply #101 on: June 07, 2009, 03:06:07 am »

Order of Battle

British forces


50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division under Major General Douglas Alexander Graham

    * 69th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Fergus Y Carson Knox & Brigadier JMK Spurling
          o 5th Battalion The East Yorkshire Regiment
          o 6th Battalion The Green Howards
          o 7th Battalion The Green Howards
    * 151st Infantry Brigade - Brigadier RH Senior & Brigadier BB Walton
          o 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
          o 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
          o 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
    * 231st Infantry Brigade - Brigadier AGB Stanier Bart
          o 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment
          o 1st Battalion The Hampshire Regiment
          o 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment
    * 56th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier EC Pepper
          o 2nd Battalion The South Wales Borderers
          o 2nd Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment
          o 2nd Battalion The Essex Regiment

    * 47 Royal Marine Commando - Lt Col. CF Phillips

    * 8th Armoured Brigade - Brigadier Bernard Cracroft
          o 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
          o 24th Lancers
          o The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers).
          o 147th Field Regiment (Essex Yeomanry) Royal Artillery.
          o 12th Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps.
          o 168 (City of London) Light Field Ambulance.
          o 552 Company Royal Army Service Corps.
          o 8th Armoured Brigade Workshops R.E.M.E.
          o 265 Forward Delivery Squadron. [2][3][4]
    * Divisional Troops
          o 61st Reconnaissance Regiment, RAC
          o 233rd, 295th and 505th Field Companies, Royal Engineers
          o 235th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
          o 2nd Battalion The Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun)

    * Divisional Artillery
          o 74th Field Regiment
          o 90th Field Regiment
          o 124th Field Regiment
          o 102nd Anti-Tank Regiment Northumberland Hussars
          o 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
    * GHQ Liaison Regiment
    * Beach Parties
          o 2nd Battalion The Hertfordshire Regiment
          o 6th Battalion The Border Regiment


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« Reply #102 on: June 07, 2009, 03:06:21 am »

German forces

    * 716th Static Infantry Division
          o 726th Grenadier Regiment
          o 736th Grenadier Regiment
          o 716th Pioneer (Engineer) Battalion
          o 716th Anti-Tank Company
          o 1716th Artillery Regiment[5]

    * 352nd Infantry Division
          o 1st Battalion, 914th Grenadier Regiment
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« Reply #103 on: June 07, 2009, 03:06:37 am »

German defences

Facing the British on the eastern area of the beach were elements of the German 716th Static Infantry Division (the 4./441 Ost-Abt and 7./736 Inf Rgt) and to the west units of the veteran 1st Battalion of the 352nd Division (I./916). These units entrenched themselves in the beach houses along the coast and were concentrated at Le Hamel and La Rivière. The houses however proved to be highly vulnerable to both naval and aerial bombardment[6].

The central stretch of the beach was marshy and defended only by the 3./441 (Ost.Abt.) – comprised mainly of Russian conscripts. Crew-served weapons in this sector were mainly 50mm guns in concrete emplacement and 75mm guns inside pillboxes.

To the rear were several artillery batteries at Mont-Fleury, Ryes, Marefontaine, Creully and Crepon covering the beach.

Located on the top of the cliffs at Longues-sur-Mer was an observation post for four 155mm guns, located a further half-a-mile inland.

Kampfgruppe Meyer, the 352nd's division reserve based at Bayeux, had been in an ideal position to counterattack the landings at Gold Beach at the beginning of June 6. However, the presence of US 101st paratroopers near the Vire estuary led General Kraiss, the Commander of the 352nd, to perceive this threat more important and ordered the reserve to this location. This tactical error by Kraiss meant several hours were spent retracing the 30 or so kilometres back towards the real threat at Gold Beach. The ability to counter attack had now been lost.
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« Reply #104 on: June 07, 2009, 03:07:06 am »

Initial assault

Prior to the landings themselves, the German defensive positions were first attacked by medium and heavy bomber formations; the bombardment continued from the 6 inch and 8 inch guns of the accompanying cruisers[7].
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