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Utah Beach
Utah Beach
was the
code name
for one of the five sectors of the
Allied
invasion of
German-occupied France
in the
Normandy landings
on June 6, 1944, during
World War II
. The westernmost of the five landing beaches, Utah is on the
Cotentin Peninsula
, west of the mouths of the
Douve
and
Vire
rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by
United States Army
troops, with sea transport and
naval artillery support
provided by the
U.S. Navy
and elements of the British
Royal Navy
.
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