6th D Day landing beach and their code names - Band Beach etc.

I don't know where you get your info Owen. But the East York's landed on Queen beach White. The South lancs landed on Queen red. I Am definitely NOT Wrong.

This is the actual post invasion report since you disbelieve me!

3 platoon Lt MH Edwards RE. Sgt G J Davies
on the right under command of 1st S lancs with 4 demolition teams. Each carrying two 30lb "Beehive " charges. and two mine clearing teams.

Lt RAC Trench RE. Sgt EH Rees.
On the left similarly deployed under command 2nd East York's.
Sapper

This report confirms that the South Lancs landed on Queen White which was the right hand of the two assault areas. My dad was there with the South Lancs, although as he came from Bradford there was at least one Yorkshireman on Queen White.

 

This map came from a War Diary but I don't recall which one.



Sword Beach Map D Day | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

More on Band Beach from Mark Felton, whom you are probably all following already:

 

You may already have this information, but spotted this while going thru the Admiralty War Diaries of 6th Jun 44 on OPERATIONS FROG & DEER, and thought I’d post it “in case” you hadn’t see this.

ADMIRALTY WAR DIARIES, 6/1/44 to 6/30/44 Page 95
Source: Fold3.com

 

The landings east of Sword seem to have only been envisaged as raids to eliminate German batteries on the mouth of the Seine estuary that might interfere with the landings and might not be able to be suppressed by naval gun fire or aerial bombardment.

This was It was the same sort of thinking that led to the parachute assault on Morville Battery and the US Ranger assault on Pointe Du Hoc against "Vital." In each case a battalion sized unit of highly trained picked men took very heavy casualties to eliminate what was seen as a vital objective. These deeds are national legends and placed of pilgrimage. Yet...

IRRC that there was an intention to capture Pointe-du-Hoc aas well as raiding the batteries around Deauville/ Bearnaville using commandos pre H Hour on D Day , but there were not enough minesweepers to sweep all the extra passages,

As it turned out, the batteries not selected for assault seem to have been neutralised by the pre landing bombardment by strategic bombers and naval gunfire. Longues sur Mer did fire a few shots but was quickly silenced by two cruisers. None of the batteries east of Sword had any significant effect on operations. In hindsight the coastal batteries did not need a ground assault.

 

Source/origin:
ALLIED NAVAL COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Subject:
Rep of Naval Opers in the invasion of Normandy, France, 6/6/44-7/3/44






Source/origin:
ALLIED NAVAL COMMANDER IN-CHIEF, EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Subject:
Naval Oper Orders for the invasion of Normandy, France



Source/origin:
ALLIED NAVAL COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Subject:
Rep of Naval Opers in the invasion of Normandy, France, 6/6/44-7/3/44

 

This document from First United States Army Report of Operations Annex No 1 & No 2 shows BAND AREA

Source: Fold3.com

 

The guide was spot on, Band beach was the coast just north of Merville Battery, abandoned at the last minute so Otway and 6th Airborne went in by air to take the battery instead. The British beaches were named after fish, with Juno originally named Jelly. When it was allocated to the Canadians it was changed to Juno. All this information is easily found in archives, so a little research is all it takes.