Second, the division was to destroy the heavily fortified Merville coastal artillery battery located at Franceville Plage, to ensure that it could not shell the British forces landing in the area codenamed Sword.
For det andet skulle divisionen ødelægge det stærkt befæstede Merville-batteri ved Franceville Plage for at sikre, at det ikke kunne beskyde britiske styrker, som blev landsat ved Sword Beach.