Omaha Beach
Omaha, commonly known as 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 June 6, 1944, during World War II. "Omaha" refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, 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 to link 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, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided predominantly by the Un
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Omaha Beach
Omaha, commonly known as 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 June 6, 1944, during World War II. "Omaha" refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, 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 to link 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, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided predominantly by the Un
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Omaha Beach est l'appellation ...... ha » (« Omaha la sanglante »).
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Omaha Beach was de geallieerde ...... onorine tot Vierville-sur-Mer.
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Omaha Beach è il nome in codic ...... i perdite durante gli sbarchi.
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Omaha Beach és una de les cinc ...... m de Bloody Omaha a la platja.
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Omaha Beach, även kallad ”Bloo ...... era fotografier under D-dagen.
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Omaha Beach, česky pláž Omaha, ...... saženo ve dnech následujících.
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Omaha, commonly known as Omaha ...... tives over the following days.
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Pantai Omaha merupakan nama ko ...... -hari berikutnya.
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Playa de Omaha fue el nombre e ...... D durante los días siguientes.
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Praia de Omaha foi o nome de c ...... s que se seguiram à investida.
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2,000–5,000+
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1944-06-06
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1,010 other vessels
13 destroyers
18 anti-tank guns
2 battleships
3 cruisers
35 pillboxes
4 artillery pieces
43,250 infantry
45 rocket launcher sites
6 mortar pits
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Into the Jaws of Death: Troops ...... tographed by Robert F. Sargent
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Clarence R. Huebner
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Dietrich Kraiß
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Ernst Goth
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George A. Taylor
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Norman Cota
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Omar N. Bradley
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Omaha
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the Normandy landings, World War II
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Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Vierville-sur-Mer, in France
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"Are you going to lay there and get killed, or get up and do something about it?"
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I was the first one out. The s ...... hat's how lucky you had to be.
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Allied victory
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Captain Richard Merrill, 2nd Ranger Battalion.
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Unidentified lieutenant, Easy Red.
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; LXXXIV Corps
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*439th Ost-Battalion
*716th Infantry Division
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Omaha Beach est l'appellation ...... ha » (« Omaha la sanglante »).
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Omaha Beach was de geallieerde ...... onorine tot Vierville-sur-Mer.
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Omaha Beach è il nome in codic ...... i perdite durante gli sbarchi.
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Omaha Beach és una de les cinc ...... m de Bloody Omaha a la platja.
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Omaha Beach, även kallad ”Bloo ...... räknades ändå som en framgång.
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Omaha Beach, česky pláž Omaha, ...... a následujícím invazním vlnám.
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Omaha, commonly known as Omaha ...... ovided predominantly by the Un
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Pantai Omaha merupakan nama ko ...... ierville-sur-Mer.
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Playa de Omaha fue el nombre e ...... la Armada de los Estados Unido
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Praia de Omaha foi o nome de c ...... Tomar a Praia de Omaha seria r
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Playa de Omaha
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