Gold Beach
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Gold Beach was one of the five main Allied landing sectors in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, assigned primarily to British forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gold Beach canonical | 22 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
D-Day landing beach
ⓘ
World War II battlefield ⓘ |
| airSupport | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| attackingForces |
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
ⓘ
British 8th Armoured Brigade ⓘ No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando ⓘ |
| codeName | Gold ⓘ |
| countryDuringEvent | German-occupied France ⓘ |
| currentUse | commemorative site ⓘ |
| dateOfLanding | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| defendingForces |
German 716th Infantry Division
ⓘ
elements of German 352nd Infantry Division ⓘ |
| followedBy | advance toward Caen ⓘ |
| fortifications |
Atlantic Wall positions
ⓘ
German coastal defenses ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | D-Day memorials and museums in Arromanches-les-Bains ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| navalSupport | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Arromanches-les-Bains
ⓘ
Courseulles-sur-Mer ⓘ Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Ver-sur-Mer
|
| notableFeature | proximity to artificial Mulberry harbour remains at Arromanches ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Bayeux
ⓘ
link up with American forces landing at Omaha Beach ⓘ link up with Canadian forces landing at Juno Beach ⓘ secure beachhead between Arromanches and Ver-sur-Mer ⓘ |
| oneOf | five main Allied landing sectors in Normandy ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied forces
|
| partOf |
D-Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Neptune ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| primaryAttackingForce | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| sisterBeaches |
Juno Beach
ⓘ
Omaha Beach ⓘ Sword Beach ⓘ Utah Beach ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | secured central sector of Normandy invasion front ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedMulberryHarbour |
Arromanches-les-Bains
ⓘ
surface form:
Mulberry Harbour "B" at Arromanches
|
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
716th Infantry Division
subject surface form:
Operation Overlord
subject surface form:
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division