1944 6th June
Gold Beach
Commands the British 30th Corps on Gold beach
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Gold Beach
The British landing sector between the American and Canadian beaches. This page combines historical context with 4 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Normandy archive.
Historical context
Gold Beach: overview and significance
What happened?
British forces landed on Gold Beach and advanced inland toward Bayeux and the road network behind the coast. The beach formed part of the central British sector of the invasion.
Why was it important?
Progress from Gold helped connect the Allied beachheads and supported the early liberation of Bayeux. The sector also became closely connected with the Mulberry harbour at Arromanches.
World History Database records
Gold Beach timeline
The records below are selected from the 455-record D-Day and Normandy archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1944
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Commands the British 30th Corps on Gold beach
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Royal Marine Commandos land on Gold Beach & capture Arromanches
1944 7th June
Liberation of Bayeux
Dempsey's Second Army secured Bayeux during the expansion from Gold Beach.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database D-Day and Normandy records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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