Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches
- Documentary
- History
- War
Gold Beach is the story of the highly successful assault by 50th Northumbrian Division and 231 Malta Bde on the central beach of the Allied D day landings. The beach was one of the 2 extra beaches that Montgomery had added to the COSSAC plan and the two veteran formations chosen were highly successful achieving nearly all their objectives despite some hard and bloody fighting. It was on this beach that WO2 Stan Hollis won the only VC of D Day.
Cast
- Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson
Presenter
- Tim Saunders
Tim Saunders
Presenter
- Tom Dormer
Tom Dormer
Presenter
- Richard Hone
Richard Hone
Presenter
- Tim Stoneman
Tim Stoneman
Presenter
- Andrew Duff
Andrew Duff
Presenter
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