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  2. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    The beach was heavily mined and peppered with obstacles, ... Situation map for 24:00, 6 June 1944. The Normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in ...

  3. Omaha Beach - Wikipedia

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    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 ] "

  4. Utah Beach - Wikipedia

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    Utah, commonly known as 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 (D-Day), during World War II.

  5. Gold Beach - Wikipedia

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    Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east.

  6. Sword Beach - Wikipedia

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    Utah and Omaha are separated by the Douve River, whose mouth is clear in the coastline notch (or "corner") of the map. Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord. The Allied invasion of ...

  7. 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted ... - AOL

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    The Allied invasion of Normandy was a major turning point in World War II. This is how it happened. ... 180 paratroopers from the British 6th Airborne Division land by gliders east of Sword Beach ...

  8. Normandy - Wikipedia

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    Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands ).

  9. Looking back at the beaches of Normandy on D-Day: June ... - AOL

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    On June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, beginning the end of WWII. ... Casualties were highest at Omaha beach, and ...