Sword Assault
Source: L.F. Ellis, et. al., Victory in the West: Volume I: The Battle of Normandy (History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1962).
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BRITISH 3RD DIVISION(APPROXIMATE ORDER OF LANDING) |
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| QUEEN WHITE SECTOR | QUEEN RED SECTOR |
| 8TH BRIGADE GROUP | |
| Two squadrons 5th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers | |
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1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment |
2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment |
| One squadron 22nd Dragoons | |
| 5th Independent Royal Marine Armoured Support Battery | |
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A Squadron 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
B Squadron 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
| 4th Special Service Brigade (Nos. 41, 46, 47, and 48 Royal Marine Commandos) and troops of 10th (Inter-Allied Commandos) | |
| Additional Royal Engineer and Royal Navy personnel | |
| 1st Battalion The Suffolk Regiment | |
| 33rd and 76th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery | |
| 185TH BRIGADE GROUP Infantry, armor, and commando units |
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| 2nd Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | |
| 1st Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment | |
| 2nd Battalion The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry | |
| 1 Special Service Brigade (Nos. 3, 4, and 6 Commandos; and No. 45 Royal Marine Commandos) | |
| 27th Armoured Brigade: 13/18th Royal Hussars, 1st East Riding Yeomanry, The Staffordshire Yeomanry |
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| 9TH BRIGADE GROUP Infantry units only |
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| 2nd Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment | |
| 1st Battalion The King’s Own Scottish Borders | |
| 2nd Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles | |