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title: British Commandos, Sword Beach
author: Evans, J L (Capt) - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18973/british-commandos-sword-beach/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-05-21
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# British Commandos, Sword Beach
_Authored by Evans, J L (Capt) - Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18973.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph showing British commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade attacking [Sword Beach](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sword_Beach/) on [D-Day](https://www.worldhistory.org/D-Day/) 6 June 1944. The brigade was led by Lord Lovat (seen in the photo on the right of the [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) wading in the sea). (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, E. J. L. (. -. I. W. (2024, May 21). British Commandos, Sword Beach. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Evans, J L (Capt) - Imperial War. "British Commandos, Sword Beach." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 21, 2024. .
### MLA
Museums, Evans, J L (Capt) - Imperial War. "British Commandos, Sword Beach." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 May 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Landing_on_Queen_Red_Beach,_Sword_Area.jpg) by [**Evans, J L (Capt) - Imperial War Museums**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Landing_on_Queen_Red_Beach,_Sword_Area.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 May 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.