The British and Commonwealth beaches on D-Day were code-named Juno, Gold and what other name?
Juno Beach inappropriate. The code names for the beaches to be taken by British and Commonwealth forces were named after types of fish: Goldfish, Swordfish and Jellyfish, abbreviated to Gold, Sword and Jelly. Churchill "disapproved of the name Jelly for a beach on which so many men might die". He insisted on a change to the more dignified name Juno. While the German army had seen its strength and morale heavily depleted by campaigns in Russia, North Africa and Italy, it remained a powerful fighting force. Despite this, most of the German divisions along the French coast in late 1943 were composed
Juno Beach order of battle Juno Beach order of battle This is the Juno Beach order of battle on D-Day. 3rd Canadian Infantry Division Divisional Troops 7th Canadian Infantry (Assault) Brigade Group – Mike Green / Mike Red and Nan Green Beaches 8th Canadian Infantry (Assault) Brigade Group – Nan White and Nan Red Beaches 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade – Landing through 8th CIB on Nan Beaches Supporting corps divisional units integrated in Mike Sector and Nan Sector British forces on Juno beach included units from Second Army and Combined Operations Headquarters 102 Beach Sub-Area Force J was commanded by the British, and the flagship