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Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
was the
code name
for one of the five sectors of the
Allied
invasion of
German-occupied France
in the
Normandy landings
on 6 June 1944, during
World War II
. Omaha is located on the coast of Normandy, France, facing the
English Channel
, and is long, from east of
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes
to west of
Vierville-sur-Mer
on the right bank of the
Douve River
estuary
. Landings here were necessary in order to link up the British landings to the east at
Gold
with the American landing to the west at
Utah
, thus providing a continuous
lodgement
on the Normandy coast of the
Bay of the Seine
. Taking Omaha was to be the responsibility of
United States Army
troops, with sea transport and naval artillery support provided by the
United States Navy
and elements of the British
Royal Navy
.
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