200th LCI(s) flotilla heading for beach

200th LCI(s) flotilla heading for beach at La Breche, Lord Lovatt in the flotilla leaders craft lci(s) 519. British troops from the 3rd Division, 27th Armoured Brigade and elements of 79th Armoured Division and 1st Special Service Brigade landed on Sword Beach which ran from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. Compared to the other D-Day beaches it was lightly defended and by noon the attackers had succeeded in linking up with airborne troops who had seized bridges over the River Orne and the Caen Canal.

2375 x 1346 px (20 x 11) @ 300 DPI