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.

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Queen Red canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf D-Day landing sub-sector
Sword Beach sub-sector
adjacentTo Queen White
linked to: White Queen

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
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
Sword Beach
partOfDefensiveSystem Atlantic Wall
strategicObjective secure beachhead on eastern flank of Normandy landings
support advance towards Caen
theaterOfWar Western Front (World War II)
linked to: Western Front
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
linked to: No. 4 Commando

No. 4 Commando

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Sword Beach landingSectors Queen Red