6th Beach Group

6th Beach Group was responsible for organizing the units landing on Sword Beach in the Normandy landings on D Day, 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The Beach Group was tasked with establishing dumps of equipment and supplies including ammunition, petrol and vehicles. The Group controlled all policing and unloading in the eastern flank of the Normandy invasion area.

The 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion (1st Bucks) of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry provided the infantry support for the group which was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Sale. The 1st Bucks were deployed to defend the beachhead area from German counter-attacks after troops from the British 3rd Infantry Division had started to move inland to link up with the 6th Airborne Division.