Queen Red
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Red canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
D-Day landing sub-sector
ⓘ
Sword Beach sub-sector ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
White Queen
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (administrative region) ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy
|
| militaryOperationType | amphibious landing zone ⓘ |
| notableFor | British and Free French commando landings on D-Day ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Neptune ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ Sword Beach ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveSystem |
Atlantic Wall defences
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Wall
|
| strategicObjective |
secure beachhead on eastern flank of Normandy landings
ⓘ
support advance towards Caen ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
|
| usedBy |
1st South Lancashire Regiment
ⓘ
1st Special Service Brigade ⓘ 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment ⓘ British 3rd Division ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
8th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ Allied forces ⓘ British forces ⓘ No. 4 Commando ⓘ
surface form:
French Troop of No. 4 Commando
No. 4 Commando ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.