D-Day and the battle for Normandy

This section contains background information on the Normandy campaign, and especially the Gold Juno Sword area of operations.

The battle for Normandy started june 6th, 1944 when the Allied forces landed on the continent of Europe after years of preperations and ended almost three months later on august 23 when the German forces were trapped and destroyed during the battle for the Falaise Pocket.

 

Normandy campaign map (animated)

The importance of Caen

The Normandy bocage country

The open ground around Caen

Attack vs Defense

In-depth: the D-Day landings on Gold, Juno and Sword beach

In-depth: the story of the 12th SS Panzer division in Normandy

 
 

   



"Gold Juno Sword 4.4" mod is a completely unofficial modification of Atomic, SSI's and Mattel Interactive's "Close Combat V, Invasion Normandy™" game. There is no relation between the makers of this mod and these companies.

To play this mod, you need a full retail version of CC5. All files available on this site are installed at the user's own risk. No responsibility is assumed if something happens to your computer. This webpage is dedicated to a computer game, and is not in any sense militaristic or fascist.


The files are free for download, copying, and distribution, but may not be sold.

 

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