D-Day — Sword & Gold Beaches, 6 June 1944

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade approach Queen Red beach, Sword area, c. 0840 hours, 6 June 1944. Sherman DD tanks of 13th/18th Royal Hussars and the specialised armour of 79th Armoured Division can be seen crowding together on the beach ahead.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944 "An M10 Wolverine 3-inch self-propelled gun of 20th Anti-Tank Regiment on Queen Red beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944"

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy, 6th June 1944 Churchill AVREs of 5th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers, carriers and a jeep on Sword Beach. Wounded are being treated by the side of the vehicles.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Troops of 3rd Infantry Division on Queen Red beach, Sword area, circa 0845 hrs, 6 June 1944. In the foreground are sappers of 84 Field Company Royal Engineers, part of No.5 Beach Group, identified by the white bands around their helmets. Behind them, medical orderlies of 8 Field Ambulance, RAMC, can be seen assisting wounded men. In the background commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade can be seen disembarking from their LCI(S) landing craft.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Troops of 3rd Division on Queen beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944. On the left, medics attend to wounded next to a disabled Churchill AVRE from 5th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers. The AVRE is a SBG bridge carrier, and has already laid its bridge.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 A jumble of infantry, carriers and other vehicles on Sword Beach on the morning of 6 June 1944.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Wrecked landing craft on Nan Red beach, Juno area, at St Aubin-sur-Mer, 6 June 1944. This was the area where 48 (RM) Commando landed, suffering heavy losses when two of their landing craft hit obstacles and sank.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Sherman tanks and other vehicles of 13th/18th Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade, aboard LCT 610 approaching the French coast, 6 June 1944. The Sherman tank in the foreground (T147161 '10' 'Balaclava') is a RHQ tank. In front of it is a Sherman BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle).

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 German POWs being escorted along one of the Gold area beaches, 6 June 1944.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Aerial oblique photo of the junction of King Red and King Green beaches, Gold assault area, during the landing of 50th Infantry Division, 6 June 1944. The Mont Fleury battery (WN 35a) and an anti-tank ditch are visible in front of the village of Ver-sur-Mer.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Infantry coming ashore on Queen Red beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944. Behind them, tanks and vehicles can be seen at the water's edge, including three Sherman tanks, a Churchill AVRE carpet-layer and bulldozers.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Landing craft in action off Sword Beach, 6 June 1944.