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Map of the Sword Beach Area, D-Day, 1944

Map of Sword Area, 1944

Hydrographer, Vice Admiral Sir John Edgell. Marked 'Top Secret'.

Sword was the codename of one of the five landing beaches used during the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. On D-Day the 3rd Infantry Division, the 27th Armoured Brigade and elements of 79th Armoured Division landed at Sword.

One of five maps relating to D-Day, Operation OVERLORD, World War Two (1939-45).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1984-06-153-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1984-06-153-1