Queen Red

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D-Day landing sub-sector Sword Beach sub-sector

Queen Red was one of the designated assault sub-sectors of Sword Beach used by Allied forces during the D-Day landings in World War II.

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf D-Day landing sub-sector →
Sword Beach sub-sector →
adjacentTo Queen White →
Sword Beach sector Queen →
beachColorCode Red →
beachNamePrefix Queen →
conflict World War II →
controlledByOnD-Day Germany →
countryOnD-Day German-occupied France →
dateOfLanding 1944-06-06 →
hasRole assault beach sub-sector →
landingType seaborne assault →
locatedIn France →
Normandy →
militaryOperationType amphibious landing zone →
notableFor British and Free French commando landings on D-Day →
opposedBy Nazi Germany →
partOf Normandy landings NERFINISHED →
Operation Neptune →
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED →
Sword Beach NERFINISHED →
partOfDefensiveSystem Atlantic Wall →
strategicObjective secure beachhead on eastern flank of Normandy landings →
support advance towards Caen →
theaterOfWar Western Front (World War II) →
usedBy 1st South Lancashire Regiment →
1st Special Service Brigade →
2nd East Yorkshire Regiment →
3rd Infantry Division (United Kingdom) →
8th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) →
Allied forces →
British forces →
French Troop of No. 4 Commando →
No. 4 Commando →
Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sword Beach →
landingSectors
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