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SWORD: From Pegasus Bridge To Caen
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 36 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 239 x 2. Weight in Grams: 140. From Pegasus Bridge to Caen. 36 pages, 80 illustrations. At 00:16, Major John Howard landed with his company just a few yards from Benouville bridge. In the early hours of D-Day, his British paratroopers were the first Allies to set foot on French soil. They were the vanguard of the 6th Airborne Division whose mission was to secure the east flank of the landing zone before the amphibious operation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 2. Weight: 140.
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 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach was the eastern most landing site of the invasion. Sword was divided into several sectors, and each sector divided into beaches; thus the British 3rd Infantry Division, assigned to land on Sword, assaulted a two mile (3 km) stretch of Sword codenamed Queen Sector - Queen ... Read more
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 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach was the eastern most landing site of the invasion. Sword was divided into several sectors, and each sector divided into beaches; thus the British 3rd Infantry Division, assigned to land on Sword, assaulted a two mile (3 km) stretch of Sword codenamed Queen Sector - Queen ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
OREP
Number of pages
36
Condition
New
Number of Pages
36
Place of Publication
Cully, France
ISBN
9782815101066
SKU
V9782815101066
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