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Omaha Beach. Coordinates: 49°22′08″N 0°52′07″W. Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War . On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France with the Normandy landings. [1] "
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May 20, 2024 · Omaha Beach, second beach from the west among the five landing areas of the Normandy Invasion of World War II. It was assaulted on June 6, 1944 (D-Day of the invasion), by units of the U.S. 29th and 1st infantry divisions, many of whose soldiers were drowned while wading ashore or killed by German defenders.
Learn about the bloodiest and most chaotic of the D-Day beaches, where U.S. troops faced German resistance and obstacles on June 6, 1944. See maps, photos, and details of the plan, the assault, and the outcome of the Normandy invasion.
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- Utah Beach. The westernmost of the D-Day beaches, Utah was added to the invasion plans at the 11th hour so that the Allies would be within striking distance of the port city of Cherbourg.
- Omaha Beach. Surrounded by steep cliffs and heavily defended, Omaha was the bloodiest of the D-Day beaches, with roughly 2,400 U.S. troops turning up dead, wounded or missing.
- Gold Beach. Owing to the direction of the tides, British troops began storming Gold, the middle of the five D-Day beaches, nearly an hour after fighting got underway at Utah and Omaha.
- Juno Beach. At Juno, Allied landing craft once again struggled with rough seas, along with offshore shoals and enemy mines. Upon finally disembarking, Canadian soldiers were then cut down in droves by Germans firing from seaside houses and bunkers.
How American destroyers helped turn the tide of invasion on Omaha Beach in June 1944. Read the eyewitness accounts, the naval bombardment, and the close-in fire support of the destroyers.
On June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in a daring and unprecedented amphibious assault aimed at freeing Europe from Nazi dominance. Among these beaches, Omaha Beach is famous for its harrowing fight and crucial victory.
The bombings. All night before the American amphibious attack on Omaha, many Allied bombers dropped hundreds of tons of bombs on German beach defenses. But in Omaha, the precision of the bombing is terribly lacking: disabled by a very strong fog and by low clouds, the bombers drop their bombs a few seconds too early or too late.
