Survey. LCP(Sy) on Juno. In the initial assault the LCP(Sy) followed the DD tanks to check their navigation. After the initial assault one...
Areas and Sub Areas were Line of Communication organisations. In my example Sword is a geographical area while 101 Beach Sub Area is a Line of...
In short the Beach Sub Area was responsible for the organisation and administration of the whole of each beach. Thus 101 Beach Sub Area was...
...0730 hours by SS Shanklin, 0900 hours by SS Merstone. [ATTACH] Much more information can be found on the thread 'Sword Beach' on this forum....
...two contributors. Mike aka Trux cobbled together the thread on Sword beach but Michel Sabarly is the clever one. No doubt he will be along to...
...but all are carried on the same craft. You can find much more in the thread on Sword Beach posted by Trux. Type that into the Search box. Mike.
...I do not have the war diary for 33 FDS but have those for Sword Beach. My knowledge does not extend beyond the end of June 1944. FIELD...
...ships sunk as part of Gooseberry 5, the breakwater off Sword Beach. It should be possible to identify this ship from its number but I have not...
...transcripts of all landing tables. There are some 150 posts. My thread on Sword Beach has good photos of the Forward Observers Bombardment. Mike
A scale of personnel and equipment was laid down and this applied to all Beach Groups. The assault scale was the equipment which would be landed...
...ago I obtained the War Diaries for the beach units landing on Sword Beach and a list of equipment carried in the individual vehicles and...
...Area installations. 101 was responsible for the operation of Sword beach and dumps. It was very crowded. I think there are more sketch maps etc...
[ATTACH] I have not quite got the hang of it but this map shows the important features. Because of rocks offshore the length of usable beach on...
John, I have checked the Report for 102 Beach Sub Area. This was responsible for the operation of Juno Beach and the dumps inland of it. There...
...of the River Orne. They would fire from positions inland of Sword Beach, near Colleville. They landed on 8 June. On landing vehicles went to...
From Royal Observer Corps. Pen and Sword Publishing. Based on file Air 41/11. The Air Commander in Chief, Allied Expeditionary Air Force...
Could be this. Headquarters Naval Officer in Charge. Headquarters Naval Officer in Charge will be situated close to the Beach Group Headquarters...
Afternoon and evening. Whether the commanders knew it or not by H+6 hours there was little doubt that the US troops on Omaha were ashore to stay....
OMAHA BEACH DEFENCES (and how they were taken). The actual structures and weapons were much as for the other beaches but there were more of them...
...etc quoted above and looked at the tables and reports for Sword Beach. The unit in question can only be 17 RN Beach Signal Section. I notice...
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