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VICTORY IN THE WEST Sword beach excerpt (3203 words) |
 | The 3rd Division and the 50th [on Gold beach] appear to have had their first exits opened not much later but not nearly all that were needed; two hours or more elapsed before the first was opened on the Canadian beaches. |
| British tanks had reached German artillery positions and seeing that the defence in this sector was beginning to disintegrate the LXXXIV Corps Commander decided to modify his plans and to pull out the 21st Panzer Division from east of the Orne and send it into action against the British landings west of the river. |
| The 8th Brigade was well established in Hermanville, Colleville sur Orne and Ouistreham, with one of its battalions, the 2nd East Yorkshires, closing with the battery position known as 'Daimler' south of Ouistreham, and the 1st Suffolk about to renew its attack on Hillman strong-point. |
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