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3rd UK Division

The 3rd UK Division fought across multiple theatres, including Sword Beach on D-Day. Its operations reflect British doctrine in combined arms assaults, coastal landings and rapid inland exploitation.

British soldiers landing on Sword Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944

⚔️ D-Day: Sword Beach landings,
6 June 1944

On 6 June 1944, the British 3rd Division, supported by the 1st Special Service Brigade and 79th Armoured Brigade, stormed Sword Beach, the easternmost Allied landing sector in Normandy. Their success secured the D-Day landing Allied left flank, linked with the airborne lodgement at the Orne, and set the stage for the long struggle for Caen.