Gold Beach Landings | D-Day Normandy June 6, 1944

Gold Beach was on the right flank of the 2nd British Army and in the center of the five Νormandy invasion beaches. The British 50th Infantry Division was assigned to storm the beach.

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[svenred]

My Grandfather landed here. Thank you for sharing this. Little tidbit - his name was one of 5 pulled out of hat who had a stay of leave, got to meet General Montgomery shake his hand and go home before returning.

[Essexyeoman]

My grandfather, Cyril Urwin landed on Gold Beach with the Essex Yeomanry on D-Day. This is a very interesting video that I will be watching again before my visit to Normandy 👍

[richn]

Dad landed on gold beach at la Riviere with the 5th batt East Yorks ❤ god bless them all xx

[wkmstmu]

My Dad was on one of the minesweepers that swept Gold Beach.

[danielnavarro]

Very good video. I always wondered about the gold beach landings during D’Day. Very well made video. 👍

[davidf]

The 24th Lancers also landed at D-Day and saw some of the hardest battles of Normandy at Tilly-sur-Seulles and St. Pierre.

[Andrewao]

My grandmother's cousin, with the 1st Hampshires, didn't make it off the beach here. His role was to clear it under constant direct fire.

[ericfrehlich]

Thank you for another Video! This one was very detailed

[nikobreun]

I don't know why you don't have 2m subscribers, your videos are awesome

[petesears]

My Grandad also Gold beach 6th Battalion Green Howards, only ever spoke about the VC won by Stan Hollis, never any other details. Great video thanks

[craigcaira-neeson]

81st and 86th Assult Squadrons were equipped were AVREs and manned by Royal Engineers. The Westminster Dragoons or 2nd County of London Yeomany were equipped with Sherman Flails. They still exist as part of the Royal Yeomanry an Army Reserve Reconnaissance Regement

[napoleonibonaparte]

Let’s not forget Dragoon when Omaha comes next.

[andrewclayton]

We stayed in a gite in Crepon, owned by the mayor, it had been commandeered by the Germans as a local HQ in the war. A couple of small swastikas had been scratched into the sandstone doorframe of one of the outbuildings by the occupiers. Significant graffiti.

[nigelbarrett]

With Rangers for Pointe du Hoc and 9 Para for Merville, why was there no special provision for Longues sur Mer?

[xxeqvmb]

My relatives landed on jig green sector Sherwood rangers yeomanry and royal engineers