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Sword Beach

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | 264 words | Copyright

Sword Beach the easternmost of the five beaches targeted for the D-Day landing at Normandy, and one of the two under British control. The troops landing there failed to take nearby Caen as soon as expected but succeeded in landing 29,000 men. See also Gold Beach.

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