Sword Beach
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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.
British infantry waiting to move off Queen Beach, SWORD Area, while under heavy enemy fire, on the morning of 6 June
Queen beach, dated 16 August 1943
An example of German beach defences
German defence at Ouistreham in Normandy; the turret is from a Renault FT-17 tank
Juno Beach
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Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village j
Sword Beach
…at Merville. On the western flank of Sword, commandos of the 4th Special Service Brigade advanced to secure Lion-sur-Mer and meet Canadian forces at Juno Beach but encountered strong resistance and were pinned down by heavy fire for several hours. Around the main landing area, the men of the 3rd Infantry…
Canadian soldiers landing at Juno on the outskirts of Bernières.
HMS Lawford, one of several Captain-class frigates converted to act as a headquarters ship for the Normandy landings, with extended superstructure (to accommodate the Staff Officers) and additional smaller mainmast to support the extra aerials. On 8 June 1944, whilst operating off Juno, she was hit by enemy fire during an air attack and sunk.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel inspecting Atlantic Wall defences, April 1944
A Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) fires on Juno assault area, 6 June 1944.