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Which towns marked the western and eastern ends of Sword Beach?
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Sword Beach
Injured and exhausted assault troops being helped ashore at Sword Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The 8-km (5-mile) stretch of coastline known as Sword Beach was defined by two specific towns:
- Western end: Lion-sur-Mer
- Eastern end: Ouistreham (located at the mouth of the Orne River)1