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Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east.
- 6 June 1944
- Allied victory
Gold Beach, the centre beach of the five designated landing areas of the Normandy Invasion of World War II. It was assaulted and taken from defending German troops on June 6, 1944 (D-Day of the invasion), by units of the British 50th Infantry Division.
Learn about the history and photos of the British invasion of Gold Beach, one of the three Anglo-Canadian sectors on June 6th 1944. See how the British soldiers faced the German defenses, the naval and aerial bombardments, and the "funnies" tanks on the beach.
For the final positions at Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches, the Allied landings had established very strong beachheads. Only at Juno and Sword were the two landing forces unable to connect, but the forces at Gold and Juno were able to establish a single beachhead by the end of D-Day, and they had created a serious breach in Hitler's Fortress Europe.
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- Utah Beach. The westernmost of the D-Day beaches, Utah was added to the invasion plans at the 11th hour so that the Allies would be within striking distance of the port city of Cherbourg.
- Omaha Beach. Surrounded by steep cliffs and heavily defended, Omaha was the bloodiest of the D-Day beaches, with roughly 2,400 U.S. troops turning up dead, wounded or missing.
- Gold Beach. Owing to the direction of the tides, British troops began storming Gold, the middle of the five D-Day beaches, nearly an hour after fighting got underway at Utah and Omaha.
- Juno Beach. At Juno, Allied landing craft once again struggled with rough seas, along with offshore shoals and enemy mines. Upon finally disembarking, Canadian soldiers were then cut down in droves by Germans firing from seaside houses and bunkers.
May 30, 2024 · Gold Beach was the central of the five Allied D-Day Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Primarily British units, with massive naval and air support, were set the task of taking the beach, a feat achieved by the end of the day, using a combination of armoured vehicles and infantry who negotiated mines and obstacles to storm the German defences.
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On the morning of 6 June 1944, D-Day, Allied forces launched Operation 'Overlord', the largest amphibious invasion in history. This rare colour footage captures the aftermath on Gold Beach on 7 June 1944, where nearly 25,000 men of the British 50th Division had landed the day before.
