British Warriors
After landing on Sword Beach in the early hours of June 6, 1944, General Montgomery oversaw 40,000 British troops who were forced to run up the beach through a hail of artillery fire. On the way towards the shore, British soldiers reported that it was peaceful.
British Warriors
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Fighting Through The Odds
A large number of soldiers were wounded by enemy fire from the moment they landed on the beach, and many of them applied their own field dressing and returned to the fray. In order to avoid being ambushed by snipers firing from villas ahead of them as they attempted to take the beach, soldiers were required to fight and keep moving at all times.
Fighting Through The Odds
